14 January, 2010Thousands of Saab workers demonstrate outside plant in Trollhättan, Sweden in protest of GM's moves to close the plant.
5 February, 2010Global Labour University (GLU) offers Masters Programmes on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade unions, economic policies and global institutions. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010.
22 January, 2010Workers take action to try and secure jobs after GM announces closure of Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium
21 January, 2010At a World Social Forum event in Porto Alegre in January 2010, civil society groups will seek alternatives to neo-liberal policies and reflect on ten years of work.
21 January, 2010Canadian miners are protesting the Swiss mining company's plans to close its copper and zinc operations, calling on government to intervene.
19 January, 2010Chinese battery producer Gold Peak Industrial Holding Ltd under fire by Chinese and international labour groups for failing to be a decent employer.
15 January, 2010IAM and partners launch Ur Union of Unemployed - nicknamed UCubed - to assist the more than 31 million jobless Americans, see: <a href="http://www.unionofunemployed.com">www.unionofunemployed.com</a>
17 December, 2010IMF shipbuilding/breaking sector will take action to promote OHS and green jobs in the shipbuilding/breaking industry next year in Istanbul, Turkey. The IMF shipbuilding Action Group also decided to have a deeper discussion to achieve a level playing field for sustainable jobs.
10 March, 2011ICEM and IMF demand reform of mine health and safety in Chile, starting with the ratification of ILO Convention 176, the Safety and Health in Mines Convention. Join in and send a message to the Chilean government through LabourStart today.
8 March, 2011The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to a Masters in Labour and Globalization at the University of Kassel and the Berlin School of Economics. The final deadline for applications for the German-based programme is April 1, 2011.
