ABSTRACT: The study aims to explore the significance, relevance, and sustainability of modern trade unionism in the current complex global labor market, characterized by the swift evolution of work dynamics. It delves into the historical significance, contemporary challenges, and potential future trajectories of trade unions globally. The research study traces the emergence and evolution of trade unions, highlighting their pivotal role in advocating for workers‟ rights amidst industrialization, colonization, and social change. While acknowledging their historical achievements, the review discusses trade unions‟ existential threats and declining influence in the modern economic landscape. Key findings of the study include unions swiftly approaching their demise and lacking the leadership to rescue them, difficulty adapting to changing workplace dynamics, deficiencies in social dialogue skills during negotiations and trade unions are operational and not strategic. The authors employed a secondary research approach to analyze the subject matter. The study offers recommendations emphasizing the importance of prioritizing job security, adopting a collaborative approach to negotiations, considering participation in labor laws that decrease labor expenses, and creating strategies to penetrate emerging markets in alternative forms of employment to address the challenges.

KEYWORDS: Challenges; Change; Employment; Rights;Trade Unions; Workers