15 October, 2010As the world celebrates the rescue of the 33 trapped miners in Chile, IMF calls on Chile to ratify ILO mine safety convention 176 and expresses concern for the futures of the 365 miners (including the 33 freed miners) who are out of work.

15 October, 201028 year old worker dies on October 12 in a fatal accident at Alang Ship Breaking Yard in the state of Gujarat in India.

23 September, 2010Workers protest, hold minute of silence in Spain, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Brazil after a worker died on September 5 at a Gerdau plant in Spain.

22 September, 2010Metalicy holds traditional sports games on September 1 to 5, 2010 under the motto "Mobilizing globally against precarious work".

22 September, 2010PRO-GE to demand wage increases and reductions in working time in the forthcoming round of collective bargaining for 165,000 workers in the metal sector.

22 September, 201085,000 German steel workers and members of IMF affiliate IG Metall start warning strikes in support of their collective bargaining demands for a six per cent wage increase and equal treatment of agency workers.

22 September, 2010Prominent global network of legal experts calls on Mexican Supreme Court to respect mineworkers' union autonomy.

21 September, 2010Meeting in Gothenburg, union members of the SKF World Union Committee reported that measures negotiated with management enabled redundancies to be avoided through the economic crisis.

20 September, 2010Unite outlines 10-point plan to revive British manufacturing at the TUC Congress on September 15, 2010.

16 September, 2010Unions call for concrete action following the International Labour Organization and the International Monetary Fund conference on employment.