8 October, 2010In November 2010 the Korean government is hosting the G20. If Korea wants to take a seat alongside leading nations to discuss international governance, it must honour its commitments to respect internationally recognised labour standards.

8 October, 2010The IMF Aerospace Conference held in Seattle on October 6-7 brought together unions representing aerospace workers in 13 countries to find ways to work together as a global counterpart to the globalised companies that dominate the industry.

4 October, 2010The International Metalworkers' Federation is putting increased emphasis on building trade union networks in transnational companies (TNC's).

27 September, 2010IMF to renew its focus on building global trade union strength in Mechanical Engineering sector through building union networks in relevant TNCs and in three sub-sectors.

23 September, 2010Dismissed Hyundai workers in Chennai await decision on reinstatement again. Earlier a global meeting of Hyundai/Kia trade union representatives met to strengthen the global trade union network.

29 September, 2010A new unlimited agreement providing for job security and greater consultation rights of workers was reached at Siemens now covering all 128,000 employees in Germany.

18 December, 2009IMF and the leadership of Tanzania evaluated results of a joint TUICO-IMF-IF Metall project.

17 December, 2009Programme of activities 2010 and ways out of the crisis were on the focus as IMF's Executive Committee met in Geneva.

15 December, 2009Governments, employers and trade unions discussed the impact of the global economic and job crisis within the automotive industry in the Asia-Pacific.

14 December, 2009European trade unions highlight atrocities committed against Colombian trade unionists and discuss negative impacts of a potential EU-Colombia trade deal.