The future sustainability of industry depends on governments making strategic choices. Unions are developing their own vision of how our industries and jobs should be transformed to meet sustainability goals.We encourage unions around the world to develop sustainable industrial policies,...
Union: Travailleurs Unis des Mines, Métallurgies, Energie, Chimie et Industries Connexes (TUMEC)Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)Text: Elijah ChiwotaThe DRC is rich in cobalt, copper, gold and other minerals. About 65 per cent of the global cobalt, whose prices...
Text: Walton PantlandWhen IndustriALL Global Union visited DRC in February 2018 to meet with local unions at Glencore mines, the company denied access to its operations, and security forces attempted to break up a union meeting in a church and...
Union: IF MetallCountry: SwedenText: Petra BrännmarkMarie Nilsson says there is a very clear before and after #MeToo, and that IF Metall reacted quickly when the discussions reached the trade unions.“Questions on sexual harassment have always been part of our surveys...
Region: Latin America and the CaribbeanText: Kimber MeyerAchieving sustainability involves working for a present and future where social and economic needs are satisfied without endangering the environment.To that end, IndustriALL has been working on developing a sustainable industrial policy since...
Region: Latin America and the CaribbeanText: Kimber MeyerAchieving sustainability involves working for a present and future where social and economic needs are satisfied without endangering the environment.To that end, IndustriALL has been working on developing a sustainable industrial policy since...
Text: Armelle Seby & Petra BrännmarkViolence and harassment against women is widespreadAccording to the World Health Organization 35 per cent of women globally – 818 million women – over the age of 15 have experienced sexual or physical violence at home,...
Region: Latin America and the CaribbeanText: Kimber MeyerAchieving sustainability involves working for a present and future where social and economic needs are satisfied without endangering the environment.To that end, IndustriALL has been working on developing a sustainable industrial policy since...
Text: Leonie GuguenUnion repression is symptomatic of increasing global inequality and corporate greed. It is no wonder that global forces seek to suppress trade unions, which are economic actors in the redistribution of wealth from capital to labour. IndustriALL Global...
The vast majority of India's waged workforce fall outside the coverage of the government's proposed new Code on Wages. The Self-Employed women's Association (SEWA) is campaigning to bring recognition and rights for informal sector workers, including home-based and domestic workers,...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.