20 March, 2007Occupational cancer is the single largest cause of work-related deaths, but the risks have been down-played by governments, health and safety enforcement agencies and employers. Addressing the workplace cancer issue takes a combination of awareness raising and action in the workplace and company-wide.
18 January, 2007Discussion on quality employment will be held on January 23 at the World Social Forum in Nairobi.
29 September, 2006Delegates to the IFA World Conference in Germany prepare a list of recommendations to be presented to the Executive Committee in November on how to improve IFAs and use them as a tool for building national unions and international solidarity.
2 July, 2007KMWU conducts strikes and protests against the Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on June 30.
29 June, 2006In a coordinated campaign Toyota workers around the world call for the reinstatement of 136 illegally fired Toyota Philippines workers.
26 June, 2006Meeting in Oslo, the IMF Executive Committee vowed to support Napoleon Gomez Urrutia and the Mexican miners' union in their fight against government interference in union affairs.
14 June, 2006International Framework Agreements concluded between Transnational Companies and Global Union Federations (GUF)
25 July, 2006Italian metalworker unions wrote to trade minister calling for an effective round of trade negotiations for development.
