GLOBAL PRESENCE
Global Presence
We operate across institutions, markets, and jurisdictions to support organized labour at global scale.
Union Global builds and operates the infrastructure that organized labour relies on.
Our platform integrates software for union operations, workforce coordination for labour delivery, and capital strategies aligned with unionized public securities.
We serve institutions across more than two dozen countries, representing hundreds of millions of workers. From 16.8 million unionized workers in the United States to more than 117 million across India, this is a market defined by scale, permanence, and institutional responsibility.
~500 million workers covered by collective agreements globally — representing roughly 16–18% of the global workforce — with coverage concentrated in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Union Global builds and operates the infrastructure that organized labour relies on. Our platform integrates software for union operations, workforce coordination for labour delivery, and capital strategies aligned with unionized public securities.
We serve institutions across more than two dozen countries, representing hundreds of millions of workers. From 16.8 million unionized workers in the United States to more than 117 million across India, this is a market defined by scale, permanence, and institutional responsibility.
Coverage figures reflect workers protected by collective bargaining agreements, consistent with ILO reporting methodology. Regional estimates draw on ILO World Employment and Social Outlook data, ITUC Global Rights Index country profiles, and national labour force surveys. Ranges reflect methodological variation across reporting jurisdictions.
Built for how labour operates
Built for how labour actually operates
Labour does not operate uniformly across institutions or jurisdictions. The work remains constant, but the structures that support it vary.
A Swedish klubb operates differently from a U.S. local. A Japanese enterprise union functions within a different structure than an Argentine sindicato. A South African shop steward council faces different pressures than a Canadian executive board.
Union Global is built with that reality in mind.
Our infrastructure supports the work as it exists in practice: grievance handling, bargaining across jurisdictions, long-term capital performance, member communication, and coordination across projects and regions.
The structures vary by jurisdiction. The work does not.
We build the systems that structure that work at scale.
GLOBAL
Where We Operate
We operate in jurisdictions where organized labour plays a meaningful role in the workforce and the broader economy.
Our presence reflects where labour institutions are established, where union density is significant, and where the work requires coordination, alignment with capital, and systems that support execution at scale.
Collective bargaining exists in more than 100 countries. Union Global is built to support this environment.
| Region / System | Country | Unionization Rate | Labour System Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Canada | ~30% | Decentralized, sector-based bargaining |
| North America | United States | ~10% | Enterprise and sector mix |
| North America | Mexico | ~12% | Evolving sectoral framework |
| Nordic Model | Sweden | ~65% | High-density, coordinated bargaining |
| Nordic Model | Denmark | ~67% | Employer-union negotiated systems |
| Nordic Model | Finland | ~60% | Centralized agreements |
| Nordic Model | Norway | ~50% | Strong federation structure |
| Western Europe | Germany | ~17% | Works councils and sector bargaining |
| Western Europe | France | ~8% | Low density, high agreement coverage |
| Western Europe | United Kingdom | ~23% | Mixed enterprise and sector system |
| Western Europe | Belgium | ~50% | Highly institutionalized |
| Asia Pacific | India | ~23% | Mass membership, federated structure |
| Asia Pacific | Japan | ~17% | Enterprise union model |
| Asia Pacific | South Korea | ~14% | Evolving industrial union structure |
| Asia Pacific | Australia | ~13% | Award-based bargaining system |
| Asia Pacific | New Zealand | ~20% | Hybrid centralized system |
| South America | Brazil | ~16% | Constitutionally embedded unions |
| South America | Argentina | ~27% | Strong national confederations |
| South America | Chile | ~20% | Sector and enterprise mix |
| Africa | South Africa | ~29% | Centralized bargaining councils |
| Africa | Nigeria | ~12% | National union federations |
| Emerging Markets | Indonesia | ~7% | Developing industrial relations |
| Emerging Markets | Philippines | ~8% | Fragmented enterprise unions |
| Emerging Markets | Turkey | ~14% | Sector-based representation |