Legalization of contract labour in Malaysia to be limited9 March, 2012In a partial victory for trade unions, the legalization of labour contractors in Malaysia is to be limited to the plantation sector, with the government announcing an exemption for all other sectors from the recent amendment to the labour laws.
IMF and ICEM protest against the new, degraded Labour Code in Kyrgyzstan20 March, 2012Kyrgyz authorities rush to adopt the new, degraded Labour Code without proper consultation with social partners. IMF and ICEM send a letter of protest to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan.
An Indian freedom fighter30 July, 2000Shanti Patel, a 'Gandhian socialist', is for a global society - but a regulated one.
Interview with Dan Byung-ho 30 July, 2000Dan Byung-ho is a strong profile in the young Korean trade union movement. He is talking about his struggle against the Korean employers, government and police and about his time in prison.
France's 35-hour workweek22 September, 2000At the beginning of the 20th century, the official working week in France was 60 hours in six days. Now the 35-hour workweek has been introduced, in theory if not yet in practice.
One workplace, one union12 December, 2000Three different local trade unions, one blue-collar and two white-collar, have begun close cooperation at one of the Swedish multinationals, Ericsson Microwave Systems, in Mölndal.
The future of the troubled<br>Balkan peninsula15 March, 2001It is only the growth of an open and tolerant society, founded on respect for fundamental rights, that can give the citizens of the former Yugoslavia prospects for the future, writes Toni Ferigo, responsible for the Balkan region in the IMF Secretariat.
"The visits of the IMF to Balkan have been very important" 15 March, 2001A report from the IMF Executive Committee meeting in Geneva in December 2000.
