7 October, 2009After the closure of Sidelpa, resulting in the dismissal of 800 workers, the multinational now aims to close the Laminados Andinos plant at Duitama. The workers have occupied the factory in order to defend their jobs.
6 October, 2009Global Union Federations support Thai workers in their demands for permanent jobs first and raitfication of ILO Conventions 87 and 98.
20 October, 2009After a trade union delegation was refused entry to Gerdau's Aza factory, the Gerdau Global Workers' Committee protested outside the plant and handed in a letter to management repudiating the company's stance.
20 October, 2009Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal, praises flexible role of unions in responding to the global financial crisis.
13 October, 2009On September 25, VW works council together with IG Metall held a seminar for the unions at Kaluga plant in Russia and signed an Agreement on Cooperation.
12 October, 2009250,000 Italian metalworkers strike for decent jobs, employment and a national collective agreement.
9 October, 2009International labour community launches world campaign demanding that G20 leaders protect workers, not just bankers.
5 October, 2009The management reached an agreement with the union - 27,600 AvtoVAZ workers will lose their jobs before the end of the year. Management's original plan was to cut 36,000 jobs.
