13 October, 2010As the G20 gathers in Seoul on November 11 and 12, the International Metalworkers' Federation and its affiliates are calling on the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers' rights.
12 October, 2010Working Group on non-manual workers develops proposal on a workshop aimed at young workers in 2011.
12 October, 2010In the light of the upturn in the sector, delegates at the UNIA (Swiss affiliate of the IMF) conference approved a two to three per cent pay claim and a limit on temporary work.
12 October, 2010Four regional workshops training 100 shop stewards will be held in Zambia as part of ongoing efforts of the IMF to strengthen affiliated union, National Union of Building, Engineering and General Workers (NUBERGW).
12 October, 2010Unions participating in a global trade union network meeting repeat demand for improved health and safety at Gerdau after hearing reports on the company's policy to hide accidents through the return of workers even before they are able to do their jobs.
11 October, 2010100,000 people gathered on October 9 in Rome to back union demands to change work related tax policy in the country in order to encourage the creation of more jobs nationally and facilitate the country's exit from the global economic crisis.
30 September, 2010European metalworkers joined millions of workers and trade unions from other sectors across Europe on September 29 to respond en masse to the European Trade Union Confederation's call to struggle against the austerity measures pursued by European governments
29 September, 2010Foxconn India workers in Chennai are struggling for union rights, better wages and reinstatement of 23 union members.
29 September, 2010Union communicators meet and take steps to increase the visibility of trade unions and the International Metalworkers' Federation in the CIS countries.
20 October, 2010"Our first objective is to survive; if we stop fighting we will disappear," says Jorge Robles of UNT union when speaking on the situation for Mexican independent unions during the International Metalworkers' Federation's Strategic Meeting on Union Building held in Mexico City on October 13-14, 2010.
