Support striking workers at Vale in Canada29 July, 2009IMF calls on affiliates to send letters of solidarity to striking Steelworkers at Vale Inco in Canada.
Strengthening trade unions in Chile30 July, 2009Within the framework of the IMF project to strengthen its trade union affiliates in Chile, a week of workshops focused on collective bargaining and the current labour and trade union situation of the country's workers.
Organizing 31 million jobless Americans15 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>
Limitless work on the rise18 January, 2010The boundary between work and private life is getting more and more blurred.
Neil Kearney, ITGLWF General Secretary, has died19 November, 2009IMF mourns the loss of an indefatigable champion of workers' rights.
ILO calls on Mexico to settle dispute with miners' union30 March, 2010ILO considers Mexican government violated freedom of association convention by interfering in Mexican Miners' Union's autonomy and calls on Mexican government to resolve its dispute with the union.
Mexican government must answer case on protection contracts30 March, 2010International Metalworkers' Federation continues to call for an end to the use of protection contracts in Mexico, which are in violation of the fundamental right to freedom of association.
IG Metall demands laws on equal pay1 April, 2010To put a stop to the underpayment of women in Germany, IG Metall calls on the federal government to introduce laws on equal pay.
Warning strike at Ford Motor plant in Russia proves successful6 April, 2010Negotiations between IMF-affiliated ITUA union and Ford Motor management in Vsevolozhsk, Russia, failed to settle all their differences. However, persistence on the side of the workers allowed them to prevail.
