Surprise: labour market deregulation is no recipe for development!29 April, 2009After years of strong criticism by trade unions, the World Bank has finally instructed its staff to stop using the labour indicators of its "Doing Business" flagship publication that gives higher rating to countries with the lowest workers' protection.
Xenophobic violence rocks South Africa20 May, 2008IMF joins Numsa and others in call for end to xenophobic violence in South Africa.
Tenaris workers in Rumania agree pay rise23 May, 2008Tenaris workers thank the unions who took solidarity action in cities around the world.
Affiliates prepare to take action against precarious work2 June, 2008Preparations for the global mobilization of affiliates against precarious work in September and October high on agenda of the IMF Executive Committee meeting last week.
Latest Metal World out now!9 June, 2008The latest issue of Metal World features a report on the impact of the closure of the Nokia plant in Bochum, Germany. An analysis of how unions united to change Australia's labour laws is also presented and Anne Lewis, activist filmmaker, discusses the art of storytelling and effective labour films.
Labour Films: a tool, not a key to change10 June, 2008Activist filmmaker Anne Lewis discusses the art of storytelling and recommends that unions develop partnerships with filmmakers to produce more effective labour films.
Union protests safety conditions in Tuzla20 June, 2008More than 5,000 supporters join the strike action in the Tuzla shipyards calling for better health and safety.
