IMF Congress highlights featured in the latest issue of Metal World6 July, 2009The latest issue of Metal World, published online July 6, reports on highlights of the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, provides an overview of the global crisis and restructuring in the automotive industry and profiles Jyrki Raina, the new IMF General Secretary.
Working Together... Women And Precarious Work22 July, 2009At the IMF Regional Gender Workshop held in South Africa, women representatives reported on how women are affected by precarious work in their countries, these situations are very similar to those reported by women from other parts of the world.
FSPMI meets with Toshiba Indonesia management29 July, 2009FSPMI union representatives meet with Toshiba Indonesia management seeking to resolve a dispute affecting 700 workers following solidarity support from the International Metalworkers' Federation and its affiliates.
FSPMI pursues unpaid wages at motorcycle factory in Indonesia30 July, 2009FSPMI threatens to auction company assets to pay compensation to locked-out workers for unpaid wages and possible unemployment.
IMF joins global effort in support of Bangladeshi shipbreakers9 October, 2009International labour community launches world campaign demanding that G20 leaders protect workers, not just bankers.
Renewed hope for Cochlear workers19 October, 2009AMWU bargaining campaign at Cochlear gets boost from new labour laws.
IMF and EMF call for financial solidarity for Turkish metalworkers3 November, 2009Metalworkers around the world are called on to donate funds in support of 350 struggling Sinter Metal workers, fighting for reinstatement since December 2008.<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="9372587"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/CH/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" order="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"></form>
Labour photo of the year3 November, 2009Child labourer in the Bangladeshi shipbuilding industry the subject of the labour photo of the year.
