Workers die at Turkish shipyards28 February, 2012On February 4, a big explosion at the NUH Industrial Path within the Tuzla Shipbuilding Zone disturbed the daily routine of around 10,000 workers. The explosion took place in the shipyard MENGI YAY YATCILIK producing luxury yachts.
Organizing metalworkers' and fighting for change in India7 March, 2012Union leaders in India are building a powerful force for change in some of India's most vulnerable societies and uniting the union movement in the process.
Sarralle Equipments India workers in West Bengal are on strike7 March, 2012All 100 workers of Spanish multinational company M/s Sarralle Equipment India Pvt Ltd are on sit-in strike from February 8, 2012 against the refusal of jobs to 18 workmen. The workers allege that the Sarralle management is engaging local mafia to break the strike.
Unions condemn violence at Meister Sprimont in Belgium1 March, 2012Belgian unions and IG Metall condemn private militia action against workers at Meister Sprimont.
PKC signs agreement with protection union in Mexico6 February, 2012PKC workers want the National Miners' and Metalworkers Union (SNTMMSRM) to represent them but the company is imposing its own choice of union
Belgian unions say no to austerity policy2 February, 2012Belgian trade unions organized a general strike on January 30 and called on leaders attending the European Union Summit in Brussels to move away from austerity measures and start boosting growth and employment.
Kiryung workers make revolutionary march before returning to work9 February, 2012After a five-year struggle for reinstatement, triumphant Kiryung Electronics workers march from "Seoul to Ssangyong Motor", making 16 stops along the way to show solidarity with workers at struggle sites before returning to the factory floor on May 1, 2012.
IG Metall demands improved conditions for precarious workers17 February, 2012IG Metall puts rights of precarious workers at centre of its collective bargaining this year, along with demands for a 6.5 per cent wage increase in the metal and electrical engineering sector and permanent contracts for young people completing apprenticeships.
ICEM holds Middle East-North Africa conference19 March, 2012ICEM affiliates and new independent unions debate Arab Spring and union rights at a regional conference in Beirut.
Industrial Relations Act 2012 passed in Pakistan National Assembly19 March, 2012On March 14, 2012 the National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously passed Industrial Relations Act (IRA) 2012.
