Workers die at Tuzla shipyards11 December, 2009Two new fatalities happened at Tuzla shipyards in Turkey. Limter İş is calling the deaths occupational murder and is demanding employers and the Turkish Ministry of Labour take adequate measures.
Safeguarding agreement achieved at Daimler in Sindelfingen17 December, 2009In November Daimler AG announced the plans to shift the C-Class Model from the plant in Sindelfingen to the Alabama plant in the USA. Thanks to the union efforts workers managed to keep their jobs.
Save Saab in Sweden14 January, 2010Thousands of Saab workers demonstrate outside plant in Trollhättan, Sweden in protest of GM's moves to close the plant.
Unions in Belgium increase their strength through merger10 January, 2010IMF affiliated CSC-METAL (CCMB) and ACV-CSC TEXTURA join forces and form ACV-CSC METEA a new strong union in the industrial sector.
The struggle for permanent work in Thailand23 September, 2009With a rich history of struggling to improve the lives of working people, the Thai labour movement is at the forefront of the global campaign to move temporary workers to permanent positions.
Bosch and Brembo workers remain united23 September, 2009Bosch and Brembo workers in Pune, India continue to strike despite pressure tactics from management.
Every fourth AutoVAZ worker will lose his/her job5 October, 2009The management reached an agreement with the union - 27,600 AvtoVAZ workers will lose their jobs before the end of the year. Management's original plan was to cut 36,000 jobs.
Gerdau tries to close another plant in Colombia7 October, 2009After the closure of Sidelpa, resulting in the dismissal of 800 workers, the multinational now aims to close the Laminados Andinos plant at Duitama. The workers have occupied the factory in order to defend their jobs.
New collective agreement for Volkswagen AG, Germany6 October, 2009Agreement includes 4.2 per cent wage increase and a 710 Euro single payment.
Unions rise to challenge of EPZ organising6 October, 2009Throughout Asia, EPZ workers face the worst working conditions and the most obstacles to joining a trade union. But unions in the region are developing creative ways to reach EPZ workers and improve their working lives.
