3 April, 2009In Sweden most people belong to a union and the level of organisation is among the highest in the world. But joining a union is no longer taken for granted. The proportion of union members is declining, forcing unions to make an effort to recruit new members.
2 April, 2009Global Union Federations push for alternative strategies for recovery from the world economic crisis.
29 April, 2010IMF gives support to touch screen manufacturing workers fighting for basic rights at Young Fast Optoelectronics in Taiwan, a company that supplies to Samsung, LG, HTC and Google.
27 April, 2010IMF joins affiliates in the call for proper consultation on and assessment of the impact of a Canada-EU comprehensive economic trade agreement.
23 April, 2010Affiliates analysed the current situation with reference to the IMF's main actions: progress towards unity with other Global Union Federations (GUFs); the impact of the crisis on the metalworking sector; and the activities and projects of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office.
9 February, 2010On January 28 local court ordered Leoni to reinstate unjustly dismissed union leader at Leoni Wiring Systems plant in Lviv area, Ukraine.
23 March, 2010In a submission to the United Nations' Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, IUF illustrates how precarious employment is systematically used to undermine human rights.
