Stefan Löfvén16 January, 2008Globalisation is the number one challenge Stefan Löfvén, a welder who is now president of the Swedish union, IF Metall, heads a union facing major challenges, both at home and abroad.
Zero occupational cancer conference31 January, 2008Global conference on Occupational and Environmental Cancer Prevention - Friday 25 April, 2008 at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Two workers dead at Argentina steelworks - ArcelorMittal11 February, 2008The victims were seriously injured during an explosion at the Acindar steelworks. Metalworkers of the UOM went on strike for 24 hours to mourn the dead and demand greater safety and improved conditions for dangerous work.
Pasta de Conchos Family Begins International Campaign14 February, 2008A Lifeline For the Coal Miners and their Families" is the name of the campaign organised by the families of the miners who died two years ago at Pasta de Conchos. The campaign demands that the bodies are recovered.
Cochlear workers fight for union representation15 February, 2008Workers vote for AMWU representation for a fourth time yet the company still refuses workers the right to bargain collectively.
Strike at CERROMATOSO21 February, 2008Union says the situation of approximately 2,500 contract workers must be resolved. Their poor working conditions would improve substantially if the company employed them directly.
Turkish shipyard strikers arrested27 February, 2008Police arrest 70 workers striking for health and safety improvements at the Tuzla shipyard where 18 workers have been killed in the last seven months.
Identity and whereabouts of miners in Casapalca accident unknown29 February, 2008Two workers suffered an accident at the Casapalca mine in Peru, but the company has not released any information about the incident. The CNMM has asked the government to conduct an exhaustive investigation.
Workers die at shipyards in Philippines25 June, 2008Three workers have died in the last two weeks at the shipyard at the Subic Bay in the Philippines. The IMF will raise issue of safety and health in shipbuilding at the forthcoming ILO World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
Australian unions continue fight for collective bargaining rights25 June, 2008"Collective bargaining lifts pay and community standards" say Australian unions in new television advertisements.
