IndustriALL Global Union

IndustriALL is now on Bluesky Social Join us there to continue to connect, share updates and amplify the voices of workers around the world. Together, we can build stronger solidarity and drive change ➡ https://shorturl.at/gnVPB Let’s keep the conversation going!

Absolute Assembly in Thailand 🇹🇭 makes e-buses in a programme supported by Switzerland 🇨🇭 under the Paris Agreement. The Agreement is clear on commitments made being in line with achieving a Just Transition. This means decent jobs with fair working conditions, which is not the case at Absolute Assembly.

IndustriALL GlobaI Union has filed complaints against three major garment brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – at OECD - OCDE's National Contact Points (NCPs). Despite overwhelming evidence of continuous violations of workers’ rights under Myanmar’s military junta, these brands continue to place orders in the country, profiting from the eradication of labour and human rights. "There is significant evidence of systemic violations of workers’ rights and brands that remain in Myanmar cannot claim ignorance of the abuses. The largest global brands have already left the country – brands that stay prioritize profits over human and workers’ rights," says IndustriALL general secretary Atle Høie #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions

IndustriALL Global Union, Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD and industriAll Europe expressed their profound concern about the cumulative loss of tens of thousands of jobs in the steel sector and related industries, globally, and many more currently on the line. The trade union representatives attending the OECD - OCDE Steel Committee in Paris on 11-12 November 2024, warned about the risk of deindustrialization in OECD and other countries.

⚠️ The human rights violations in Myanmar's textile and garment industry make it impossible to conduct business responsibly, as companies are unable to guarantee the safety of their workforce. ❌ It has been proven again and again that human rights due diligence has not been possible in Myanmar since the military’s violent coup in 2021. With all the information available, brands who maintain production in the country cannot say that they don’t know❗ #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions

✊ On 29 October, IG Metall, IndustriALL's biggest affiliate, launched nationwide warning strikes 🪧 across Germany’s 🇩🇪 metal and electrical industries, demanding urgent action in the 2024 collective bargaining 🤝 negotiations. https://lnkd.in/ezDCVqD7

In a move away from voluntary toward binding initiatives, and from corporate self-regulation of global supply chains toward agreements that have the buy-in of both labour and multinational companies, garment and textile brands, and retailers and IndustriALL Global Union have signed individual agreements . These are supported by ACT, an initiative between 20 global brands and IndustriALL, to reach living wages for garment and textile workers through collective bargaining and responsible purchasing practices. Join us and Committee on Workers' Capital at 4 pm CET on 12 November for an investor briefing on the new binding agreements of the ACT initiative, representing a break through in supply chain labour rights due diligence. You will hear directly from signatory brands on why they have signed these agreements, as well as the labour and investor perspectives. Register here: https://shorturl.at/5g4cN #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions

🏭🧵 The Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) is a social protection programme in 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, offering compensation for medical treatment 🏥, rehabilitation services 🦽, and income support 💰 due to work-related injuries and diseases ⚠️ In collaboration with International Labour Organization 🤝 and GIZ 🌍, IndustriALL hosted a series of awareness-raising workshops 📚 on EIS for our affiliates in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 #GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories

US brand Levi Strauss & Co. have joined 128 other textile and garment brands in the Pakistan Accord, safeguarding workers' health and safety across their supply chain in Pakistan. #GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories #UnionWin