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The study examined the impact of globalization on industrial relations during the COVID-19 pandemic in International Brewery, Plc, Ilesa. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and the total population was 92 employees in the study area. The study used a simple random technique to determine a sample size of 72 employees; Taro Yamane was used to determine the sample size. The data source in the study was primary source while linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data gathered. The finding revealed that globalization has helped in the deployment of competent experts in their companies even during the COVID-19 pandemic and contributed to the improvement of virtual training for the employees in the company. The findings of the study also revealed that globalization has a significant effect on industrial relations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, it was revealed that ICT has positive effects on industrial relations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study recommended that the company should continue to intensify, and re-strategize the use of ICT and improve on it to handle any unforeseen situation like the COVID-19 pandemic.