29 June, 2011The Mexican miners' union has indicated that with that ruling the country is moving toward the establishment of real justice in relations between Mexican unions and the government.

20 June, 2011A tentative collective four year agreement was reached on 19 June in New York City for 15,000 General Electric (GE) workers in the US.

1 November, 2010Volkswagen's world works council discusses the implementation of the group's labour relations charter. For the first time, worker and management representatives from the plants in China attend the meeting.

29 October, 2010Workers and trade unions in France stage unprecedented series of protest actions against French President Sarkozy's move to increase the retirement age.

15 October, 2010Global and European trade union representatives in the steel sector call for a sustainable industry based on long-term investment, job security, environmental modernization, trade policy for workers and active routes for worker participation.

15 October, 2010As the world celebrates the rescue of the 33 trapped miners in Chile, IMF calls on Chile to ratify ILO mine safety convention 176 and expresses concern for the futures of the 365 miners (including the 33 freed miners) who are out of work.

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.