The Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT) called for a national protest on 4 June to denounce the weakening of purchasing power and increasing prices in the country. Moroccan security forces surrounded protesters in an attempt to prevent the march.

Workers of the South Refineries Company in Basra, Dhi Qar and Maysan, as well as workers of petroleum products companies, had protest demonstrations in front of the companies’ headquarters from 25 to 30 May.

Human rights due diligence is essential for protecting and promoting workers' rights. It requires companies take real steps to identify, prevent, and address any adverse human rights impacts resulting from their operations. 

The collapse of sections of a building housing a textile factory in Casablanca, Morocco led to the death of six workers. The tragedy occurred on 8 June in the early hours of the morning, in the Tit Mellil industrial zone.

On 31 May, over 50,000 members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU) downed tools, calling on the government to stop union repression and for President Yoon Suk-yeol to step down. 

Better conditions for home workers, organizing and trade union communications were topics on the agenda at the Youth forum in Kyrgyzstan. On 1 and 2 June, IndustriALL brought together young trade union leaders and activists from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan under the age of 35. 

Two unionists from the Federation of Korean Metalworkers’ Trade Unions (FKMTU) were injured after they were violently attacked by Korean police.

Gender equality that ensures women have their share of well-paying jobs, and receive equal pay for work of equal value. All workers should enjoy equal rights, yet female and young workers remain subject to discrimination resulting in many being denied their fundamental rights. IndustriALL fights their discrimination at work by promoting their fairer and stronger participation in trade unions. Women must have equal pay, equal opportunities, and safe working environments. 

IndustriALL Global Union Asia Pacific executive committee urges affiliates in the region to build stronger unions through collective efforts.

After a presidential pardon, jailed unionist Sento Chang has been released after nine months in Madagascar’s Antanimora prison, one of the worst prisons in the world according to Human Rights Watch. Sento was jailed for posting the outcome of union negotiations on social media. Unions from Madagascar participating at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, are challenging the sentencing and jailing, and calling upon the island nation’s government to stop repeatedly violating workers’ rights.

In a joint letter to the Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), unions in India are drawing attention to the anti-worker provisions in the country's newly promulgated four labour laws, asking that the Indian government’s violations of workers’ rights are added to the agenda of the ongoing 111th International Labour Conference in Geneva.

Workers everywhere need a pay rise that reflects the inflation rate and the sacrifices made during the Covid pandemic, which many are still recovering from. They need wages that reflect their essential part in value creation. Trade unions play a key role in ensuring that workers receive decent wages. 

On 1 June, the European Parliament adopted its position on a future EU Directive on human rights and environmental due diligence. After a shy European Commission’s proposal and a worryingly weak EU Council’s mandate, expectations were high on MEPs to make history towards genuine corporate accountability. The progressive approach ultimately won, but serious loopholes remain to be fixed.

In a powerful show of unity and determination, 330 workers at the Owens-Illinois (O-I) glass factory in Montreal, Quebec, went on strike on 10 May, demanding fair treatment and better working conditions. The strike was called after negotiations between the union and company management broke down.

A delegation of trade union representatives, NGOs, indigenous and impacted communities from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Spain, Peru, the UK and Switzerland attended Glencore’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Zug, Switzerland on 26 May, to demand answers from the company board on the company’s blatant lack of willingness to address serious environmental, social and governance issues across its global operations and its aversion to dialogue.

In another attempt to weaken trade union strength, the Sri Lankan government has arbitrarily removed four trade unions, including IndustriALL affiliates, from the reconstituted National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC).

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, although not legally binding, are one of the few international instruments available to trade unions to help secure respect of international labour standards by multinational enterprises (MNEs). 

The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. As of October 2021, there are 45 thematic and 13 country mandates, including:

The ITUC has published a manual on how to use binding labour safeguards at multilateral development banks to demand the respect of labour rights. This includes a method of notifying institutions when a company that receives a loan is in breach of fundamental rights.

The Bangladesh Accord between UNI and IndustriALL Global Unions and global garment brands was created in 2013. Created out of the rubble of the Rana Plaza collapse, killing more than 1,100 garment workers, the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry promotes safe workplaces through independent safety inspections, training programs, and a complaints mechanism to safeguard workers against occupational health and safety risks.