20 October, 2009The transition to a low-carbon economy must guarantee employment and result in the development of new, decent jobs, say participants at global industrial unions' meeting on climate change.
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.
9 November, 2010Trade union and NGOs meeting at the latest GoodElectronics general meeting conclude that trade union rights and working conditions for electronics workers around the world are still far below acceptable standards and require the urgent attention of companies and governments.
8 November, 2010IMF holds a meeting on climate change and green jobs in India, bringing together Indian union leaders to begin a process of developing a united union position on the issue.
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.
18 October, 2010Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Rome on October 16, demanding workers' rights, democracy and jobs.
2 November, 2010Immediately following a 99.9 per cent contract rejection and intent-to-strike vote on 27 October, the union representing copper miners at Chile's Doña Ines de Collahuasi and management called for a five-day government mediation period. If unsuccessful, a strike by 1,550 permanent workers at Collahuasi in northern Chile's Region I could begin late this week.
