12 diciembre, 2011In November 2011, IMF Project Officer Suzanna Miller joined NUBEGW for a number of activities organised to prepare the union for its congress next year.

9 diciembre, 2011On December 6 representatives of the IMF affiliate Mining and Metallurgy Trade Union of Kyrgyzstan (MMTUK), employers and the state signed an industry agreement for 2012-2014.

20 diciembre, 2011While thousands joined the United Steelworkers (USW) on December 17 at a solidarity rally to support 1,051 locked-out members at Cooper Tire and Rubber since November 28, workers at other Cooper Tire facilities in Europe showed their support.

19 diciembre, 2011Whilst delegates at COP17 agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2017, at best this protocol, the only legally binding agreement to reduce emissions, is on life support, with Canada being the first to pull the plug.

5 diciembre, 2011Indonesian union leaders explained how cooperation and targeted organizing led to growth at the IMF Indonesian Project Meeting in Indonesia. The meeting was part of a 3-month project supported by SASK.

2 diciembre, 2011International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation started campaign in support of six trade union leaders sentenced in Pakistan.

1 diciembre, 2011UNI Global Union has released a video in support of the workers at Atento Mexico fighting for their right to have a democratic and independent trade union.

3 noviembre, 2011Thousands of workers led by the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) picketed across the nation to protest against the amendment to the labour laws.

2 noviembre, 2011After a more than year-long bitter struggle, the Indonesian labour movement won the fight to reform the social security system, under the banner of the Social Security Action Committee (KAJS).

16 noviembre, 2011IG Metall is carrying out two hour warning strikes in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Bremen, and demands raises of seven percent for the 75,000 steelworkers in the German states.