5 November, 2010KMWU reaches first ever agreement in Korea where an employer directly hires dismissed irregular workers into permanent positions.

4 November, 2010On the eve of the G20 meeting taking place in Seoul on November 11 and 12, the IMF writes to the Korean President demanding he honour international commitments and respect workers' rights.

8 December, 2010Despite promising to respect human rights, Colombian President Santos' failure to stop the killings and the continuing violence in Colombia were the subject of a hearing held in Brussels on December 7, reinforcing the demands of unionists that the EU not sign a free trade agreement with Colombia.

2 December, 2010The IMF Executive Committee decides to continue process to create new international and commits to holding days of action from February 14 to 19, 2011 in support of democratic and independent Mexican unions.

2 December, 2010Numsa demands improvements in wages and working conditions from BHP Billiton and warns of strike action after three months of stalled negotiations.

2 December, 2010Unions representing workers across Siemens plants have formed the Siemens Employees' Federation to represent the interests of Siemens workers throughout India

29 November, 2010Taking time out of his busy schedule the IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina visited four companies in East Africa to discuss with workers but also to see for himself the challenges workers are facing in the workplaces and listened to their proposal about how best IMF can contribute to their well being.

29 November, 2010In the first demonstration against labor law reform, Birlesik Metal Is members oppose the employers' association proposal to peg the national agreement to labour law changes that flexibilize employment and working conditions.

29 November, 2010Organizing new members and building strong union were the key themes for the East African sub-regional meeting in Kenya in November.

26 November, 2010Police declare 29 miners dead at the Pike River coal mine on November 24 after a second massive explosion rocked the mine.