5 July, 2010The United Steelworkers reach a tentative five year agreement with Brazilian mining giant Vale in Canada. The union has scheduled ratification votes in Sudbury and Port Colborne.

2 July, 2010IF Metall and IMF visit Electrolux management in Thailand, opening the door for union organizing at the two plants.

29 July, 2010Thousands of Indonesian workers demonstrated in front of Parliament House demanding better social security protection and health insurance.

29 July, 2010KMWU seeks a special round of collective bargaining for illegal dispatch workers at Hyundai and at other automotive and manufacturing companies after a Supreme Court ruling on an unfair dismissal of an irregular worker.

29 July, 2010The Mexican Miners' Union and the Mexican Electrical Workers' Union agree to form a strong trade union front in Mexico, starting with sending a solidarity caravan to Cananea to coincide with the third anniversary of the mine workers' strike that began on July 30, 2007.

27 July, 2010A "Justice for Colombia" delegation, including IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina, visit Colombia to maintain international pressure on newly-elected Colombian government for improved human and trade union rights.

6 August, 2010The IMF attends the Congress of the International Transport Workers' Federation and brings the situation of the Mexican Miner's Union to the attention of delegates.

4 August, 2010IMF conducts workshop for members of Indonesian affiliate Lomenik to organize, build capacity and develop into a strong national union.

4 August, 2010The IMF holds meeting with the newly formed Regional Electronics Employees' Unions in Malaysia to discuss strategies to organise more than 250,000 unorganized electronics workers.

4 August, 2010Two shipbreaking workers in Gadani, Pakistan die following an industrial accident on July 30, six are left with severe burns. The Shipbreaking Democratic Workers' Union held a demonstration on August 1 attended by a large number of workers from the different Gadani Yards.