24 May, 2011Progress in the metalworkers' confederation affiliated to Força Sindical in Brazil - a woman is elected leader of the confederation for the first time.

18 May, 2011Wheels India workers at Ranjangaon, Pune in Maharastra are on strike demanding increased wages, regularization and equal remuneration for contract workers engaged in work of a perennial nature. International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) extends its solidarity to the struggling workers and calls upon the management to negotiate with the workers.

18 May, 2011IMF and affiliates evaluate organizing efforts in the mining sector in Peru and set out strategic plan for the forthcoming year.

16 May, 2011Metalworkers at Volkswagen have been on strike for more than a week for a bigger share of company profits. The strike is affecting 20,000 workers.

16 May, 2011European labour federations show solidarity to locked out Honeywell workers in the U.S. and send letter to the company CEO demanding a return to work and a full agreement with United Steelworkers.

31 May, 2011Threats against workers trying to join the National Miners' and Metalworkers' Union of Mexico at the La Platosa mine spark international outcry.

28 May, 2011Over 3,000 riot police were sent to break up the sit-in protest of 500 workers at South Korean auto parts producer Yoosung Enterprise factory in Asan. According to a report received by the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) this is part of a general union busting strategy applied by the company.

9 May, 2011IMF joins Mexican Miners' Union's call for better health and safety at mines in Mexico and punishment of companies and government authorities after 14 die in a coal mine explosion in Mexico on May 3.

23 May, 2011Russian Duma passes the bill banning precarious work in the first reading. Second and third readings are to follow.

23 May, 2011IMF participates in an International Seminar on Health and Safety for the Mining sector held in TACNA-Perú.