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Court rules in favour of Turkish workers

15 diciembre, 2002Shipyard workers who were fired for refusing to resign their membership in Dok-Gemi-Is win legal fight for compensation.

A Country with a Difference

19 diciembre, 2002Workers in the majority of European countries abandoned their trade unions in the 1990s. For the Finnish Metalworkers' Union the situation has been the opposite. The deep recession and mass unemployment at the start of the decade was followed by a unique increase in members, especially among young metalworkers. Metal World visited the northern outpost of Oulu, Finland's Silicon Valley.

Paid maternity leave priority for Australian affiliate

7 enero, 2003The AMWU has launched a campaign for women workers in the manufacturing industry.

GUFs discuss transnational companies

27 enero, 2003International framework agreements and action in focus as five Global Union Federations examine their relation to transnational companies.

Increasing repression against trade unionists

8 octubre, 2001More than 200 trade unionists were assassinated last year, reveals the ICFTU 2001 Survey.

Sao Paulo autoworkers start strike action

8 octubre, 2001To boost their wage demands, unions target auto production at some of the leading car companies.

Keep airline public says SIPTU

11 octubre, 2001Union calls for urgent financial assistance from Irish government.

IMF-Ford working group underlines priorities

18 octubre, 2001Group adopts recommendations for building up global union structures to facilitate information exchange and cooperation.

Korean trade union repression growing

18 octubre, 2001A KCTU report shows current figures for arrests and imprisonment carried out by the Kim Dae-jung government.

Abuse of workers' rights continues at Mozal

22 octubre, 2001The International Metalworkers' Federation has protested to both the government of Mozambique and to Billiton.

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