New ILO health and safety code for iron and steel12 February, 2005After seven days of tough negotiations, a new ILO code of conduct for health and safety in the iron and steel industry was agreed.
Toyota infringes workers' rights in the Philippines10 August, 2005The IMF seeks a satisfactory resolution for the workers and their union at a Toyota plant in the Philippines whose trade union rights have been violated by the company in an ongoing dispute.
IMF holds Asia-Pacific auto conference9 October, 2002Auto industry wage systems, outsourcing and policy vs contract workers in focus as 68 trade unionists from 8 countries meet in Thailand.
Strike avoided in last-minute deal15 October, 2002With the framework for a tentative agreement in place at DaimlerChrysler, the CAW completes its Big Three auto bargaining.
Global unions to meet before Porto Alegre22 October, 2002The IMF welcomes the initiative to coordinate the trade unions' role at the World Social Forum.
Seminar discusses strategy, tools to recruit non-manual workers24 October, 2002The IMF supports activities of its affiliates in recruiting non-manual workers.
IMF publishes vast research on metal industry in India6 November, 2002A survey of the composition and location of the metal industry in India and the unions in this industry shows an urgent need to organise workers in the smaller industries.
Court rules in favour of Turkish workers15 December, 2002Shipyard workers who were fired for refusing to resign their membership in Dok-Gemi-Is win legal fight for compensation.
A Country with a Difference19 December, 2002Workers in the majority of European countries abandoned their trade unions in the 1990s. For the Finnish Metalworkers' Union the situation has been the opposite. The deep recession and mass unemployment at the start of the decade was followed by a unique increase in members, especially among young metalworkers. Metal World visited the northern outpost of Oulu, Finland's Silicon Valley.
Paid maternity leave priority for Australian affiliate7 January, 2003The AMWU has launched a campaign for women workers in the manufacturing industry.
