IMF Executive debate financial crisis19 November, 2008Executive Committee adopts concrete proposals to address global financial crisis and its impact on metalworkers and their families.
2008 purchasing power report released15 December, 2008New 2008 edition of the IMF comparison of working time capacity in different countries.
Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival calls for submissions9 January, 2009Films about unions and working people takes center stage at this year's film festival hosted by the IMF, ITUC and Global Union Federations.
"The workers should not pay for the crisis"27 January, 2009Brazil's trade unions are worried about the effects of the financial crisis and growing unemployment and are taking action to protect workers' interests.
French unions launch massive strikes30 January, 2009Metalworkers strike for job security, fair wages, and secure pensions amidst global financial crisis.
Opel/Vauxhall and Saab European Action Day on 26 February 25 February, 2009Workers need a sustainable and viable future for Opel/Vauxhall and Saab.
IMF Summer School invites applicants16 March, 2009NOTE: For financial reasons IMF Summer school 2009 is cancelled
Workers of Zlatoust Steel Plant restarted their hunger strike20 March, 2009At Zlatoust Steel Plant ZSP in Russia steelworkers renew their hunger strike. Workers demand to return normal length of working day and level of wages and do not trust their management who violated own obligations. The trade union is looking for the ways to solve the conflict.
Miner's union wants company negligence to be punishable by law20 March, 2009The union says there is an urgent need for a law against corporate homicide that can be used to punish companies that put their workers' lives in danger by not establishing adequate health and safety at work systems.
Japanese Spring Offensive negotiations counter impacts of financial crisis25 March, 2009Metalworkers in Japan are pushing back against employer attempts to pass the cost of the global financial crisis on to workers.
