24 April, 2009In Mexico, the country's largest mining company, Grupo México, and the Mexican government, first under President Vicente Fox, and now under President Felipe Calderón, have systematically and repeatedly violated Mexican law and international standards to crush the National Miners' and Metalworkers' Union of Mexico (SNTMMSRM). IMF affiliates around the world are mobilising and taking action in defence of basic labour rights and union autonomy in Mexico.
24 April, 2009Today, both the opportunity and the need for international solidarity action have increased dramatically.
28 June, 2007Cristina Auerbach, a lawyer for the Mexican Pastoral for Workers, has been assaulted outside her home. The attackers stole documents relating to the death of the Pasta de Conchos miners.
26 June, 2007The workers, who are demanding the same employment conditions as other Codelco workers, instigated the most violent day in Codelco's history.
25 June, 2007Unions in South Korea and the U.S. take action against Korea-US free trade agreement, including strike action by KMWU.
22 June, 2007Mobilizing workers against precarious work and communicating with trade union films and journals were just some of the topics discussed by delegates at the recent IMF Communicators' Forum.
6 July, 2007China enacts new Labour Contract Law that could improve workers' rights if rigorously enforced.
