9 October, 2008Trade unions from North and South America release joint statement on the international financial crisis and the WTO.

6 October, 2008Speech to GUF/ACTRAV forum at the ILO on "Towards Social Justice: applying labour standards to precarious workers"

12 November, 2008IMF affiliates lead fight for international solutions to climate change in the steel industry.

11 November, 2008Workers of the ailing Kremikovtzi steel plant have not been paid for three months and are calling on the government to intervene.

3 November, 2008After 57 days of strike action, 27,000 IAM members in the U.S. return to work.

13 November, 2008Nation-wide strikes are averted as German metalworkers win 4.2 per cent pay rise.

13 November, 2008IMF calls for an immediate and transparent investigation into the recent assaults and threats against ITUA leaders and activists.

20 February, 200885,000 German steel workers get 5.2 per cent wage raise and signing bonus.

18 February, 2008Special preview of An Injury to One, a documentary on the Mexican miners' struggle is launched on the internet in dedication to those killed in the tragic mine explosion in Mexico.

15 February, 2008Workers vote for AMWU representation for a fourth time yet the company still refuses workers the right to bargain collectively.