29 September, 2010Foxconn India workers in Chennai are struggling for union rights, better wages and reinstatement of 23 union members.

29 September, 2010Union communicators meet and take steps to increase the visibility of trade unions and the International Metalworkers' Federation in the CIS countries.

26 September, 2010IMF affiliates from African and European countries and the EMF analyze the impact of the EU trade policy on development and assess the future of industrialization in Africa.

23 September, 2010A joint task force set up by the decision-making bodies of IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF meets in Germany to explore a process to unify the world's industrial workers into one global union federation.

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

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.

14 October, 2010Representatives of works councils at Ford plants in Europe visited the factory in Vsevolozhsk, Russia and agreed on future forms of joint work and cooperation.

13 October, 2010As the G20 gathers in Seoul on November 11 and 12, the International Metalworkers' Federation and its affiliates are calling on the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers' rights.

12 October, 2010Working Group on non-manual workers develops proposal on a workshop aimed at young workers in 2011.

12 October, 2010In the light of the upturn in the sector, delegates at the UNIA (Swiss affiliate of the IMF) conference approved a two to three per cent pay claim and a limit on temporary work.