20 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.
19 March, 2009Two sisters face up to six years imprisonment after their company targeted them for trying to organize precarious workers.
16 March, 2009Bulgarian union Metallicy restarted a series of protests seeking to save Bulgaria's largest steel plant Kremikovtzi and demanded from the government to develop restructuring and compensation programs.
20 February, 2009Executive Committee members adopt a resolution in solidarity with workers at General Motors and across the sector.
11 February, 2009An Indonesian union has won a historic case against a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour regulations.
12 December, 2008At least nine FSPMI members were injured and three detained by the police during a demonstration for increase of minimum wages.
10 December, 2008After completing the age of 62 brother Dyvadheenam, former IMF representative for South Asia, passed away in India.