industriAll Europe

What industriAll Europe does

industriAll Europe is a Brussels-based European trade union federation founded in 2012, affiliated with the global IndustriALL Global Union. It represents approximately 7 million workers across manufacturing, mining, energy, and related industrial sectors in more than 24 European countries, acting as an umbrella for national trade union affiliates to coordinate collective bargaining positions, industrial relations policy, and worker representation at the EU institutional level. The federation is recognized as a European social partner, granting it formal consultative access to EU policymaking on industrial, trade, and labor matters.

The federation delivers a portfolio of programs and digital tools in support of its affiliates, including the Transnational Restructuring Navigator (a coordination tool for cross-border corporate restructuring), the Digital Youth Academy (capacity-building for younger members), the BTUP (Building Trade Union Power) Programme, UnionPower4Batteries (worker engagement in Europe's battery value chain), BTUC4Recovery (post-pandemic recovery framework), and a Collective Bargaining Database. These assets function as advocacy, training, and information infrastructure for affiliates rather than as commercial products.

The organization's business model is membership-fee funded, with affiliation dues from national member unions as the primary revenue line, supplemented by EU project grants for specific initiatives. The federation is led by General Secretary Luc Triangle. As a non-profit, it does not generate commercial revenue, and financial metrics are not disclosed publicly.

Name

industriAll Europe

Legal name

IndustriAll Europe

Website

https://industriall-europe.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

industriAll Europe is a Brussels-based non-profit federation, founded in 2012, representing approximately 7 million industrial workers across 24+ European countries and coordinating collective bargaining and policy advocacy for its national trade union affiliates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Union Federation Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Trade union federation
• Collective bargaining
• Industrial policy advocacy
• Workers rights representation
• Trade union organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

industriAll Europe is a European trade union federation that represents affiliated national trade unions and industrial workers across Europe. It coordinates collective bargaining, organizes transnational solidarity campaigns, delivers training and capacity-building programmes, and advocates for workers' rights in social dialogue with EU institutions and European employer associations. The federation also produces practical resources, online tools, and policy recommendations for European Works Councils and union organizers in sectors such as steel, automotive, chemicals, aerospace, and battery manufacturing.

Product overview

industriAll Europe operates as a trade union federation providing a portfolio of organizing tools, training platforms, and advocacy resources rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings include the Transnational Restructuring Navigator (developed collaboratively with European trade union federations for restructuring guidance), the Digital Youth Academy for training next-generation union leaders, and the Building Trade Union Power (BTUP) Programme with campaigns like UnionPower4Batteries and BTUC4Recovery. Additional resources include the Collective Bargaining Database, Company Policy Recommendations library, Together at Work platform, and Digital Toolkit. These interconnected tools support trade union organizing, collective bargaining, and worker representation across European industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Building Trade Union Power (BTUP): Priority program to assist affiliates in recruitment and organising activities
• UnionPower4Batteries
• BTUC4Recovery

Products and services

• Transnational Restructuring Navigator A practical online interactive guide that supports trade unions and worker representatives in multinational companies on how to deal with transnational restructuring, covering 10 different types of restructuring and transformation to SE legal statute. Developed with EPSU, EFBWW, EFFAT, ETF, UNI europa, ETUI, and ETUC.
• Digital Youth Academy An extensive digital training programme intended to train the next generation of trade union leaders through digital learning modules, supporting the federation's youth engagement agenda.
• Building Trade Union Power (BTUP) Programme A strategic framework assisting affiliates in recruitment and organising activities, including building strategies, campaign assistance, training seminars, and network establishment (UnionPower4Batteries, BTUC4Recovery).
• UnionPower4Batteries A project aimed at organising the growing electric vehicle battery industry across Europe and building trade union power within the sector.
• BTUC4Recovery A project focused on building trade union capacities for better collective bargaining and sustainable industrial recovery in Central and Eastern Europe, run as a network of organisers building trade union power across borders.
• Collective Bargaining Database A database providing affiliates with up-to-date information on the latest collective bargaining developments and results across European industries.
• Company Policy Recommendations Practical recommendations and guidance documents for union activities in European Works Councils (EWCs) and SE Works Councils, covering topics including AI at the workplace, digitalisation, decarbonisation, skills and training, and restructuring.
• Together at Work Platform A platform supporting collective bargaining initiatives and social dialogue across European industries.
• Digital Toolkit A digital toolkit developed with ETUC to help trade unions embrace digital strategies for organising and campaigning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,500 new members recruited in textile sector in South-East Europe through organizing projects
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Trade Union Federation: Textiles, Clothing, Leather, Footwear (ETUF:TCLF): European sectoral federation for TCLF workers, previously co-located with industriAll Europe's predecessor. Comparable as a Brussels-based federation representing industrial workers in a specific manufacturing subsector.
• European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW): European federation for construction and woodworkers; co-developer of the Transnational Restructuring Navigator. Comparable as a sectoral federation with the same Brussels-base, EU social dialogue, and cross-border coordination model.
• European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC): The umbrella European trade union confederation of which industriAll Europe is a member. Directly comparable as a Brussels-based federation coordinating national affiliates on EU social dialogue and policy advocacy.
• European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF): European federation for transport workers, also a co-developer of the Transnational Restructuring Navigator. Directly comparable in structure and ETUC-affiliated federation mission.
• UNI Europa: European federation for services and commerce workers; co-developer of the Transnational Restructuring Navigator. Comparable as a sectoral European federation coordinating national affiliates on collective bargaining and EU policy.
• European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU): European trade union federation co-developing the Transnational Restructuring Navigator with industriAll Europe. Directly comparable as a sectoral ETUC-affiliated federation providing cross-border coordination for national affiliates.
• European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT): European federation covering food, agriculture, and tourism sectors; co-developer of the Transnational Restructuring Navigator. Comparable as a sectoral ETUC-affiliated federation with similar cross-border coordination role.
• IndustriALL Global Union: Parent global union federation covering the same industrial sectors worldwide. Directly comparable in mission, sector coverage (manufacturing, mining, energy), and policy advocacy approach.

Broad incumbents

• International Labour Organization (ILO): UN specialized agency setting international labor standards and coordinating labor policy globally. Comparable as a higher-level labor standards and tripartite policy organization, though operating globally rather than as a worker representative federation.

Others

• European Metalworkers' Federation (historic predecessor): Predecessor organization that merged to form industriAll Europe. Historically directly comparable; included for organizational lineage reference rather than as a current operational peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/industriAll_EU
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqLQbN-EK_6g8fX7Q4lT1fQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industriall-europe

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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