8 marzo, 2011In celebration of International Women's Day the IMF interviewed two active women from the Australian Workers Union (AWU), Peta Thomson and Stephanie Eastcott who made the step from union members to workplace representatives

8 marzo, 2011HHIC workers in Korea continue their struggle against mass dismissal conducted by the management in violation of a local collective bargaining agreement on the company's restructuring redundancy policy.

15 marzo, 2011Metal and energy workers sign Global Framework Agreement with Norsk Hydro ASA, a leading global supplier of aluminium products and energy solutions.

17 mayo, 2012The Workers' Support Centre (Centro de Apoyo al Trabajador, CAT), an NGO that defends labour rights in Mexico, has been subjected to harassment since 2008. The IMF and human rights organisations are calling for the authorities to guarantee the lives of CAT members.

24 mayo, 2012IG Metall has built on its wage increase successes by agreeing additional bonuses for agency workers in the metal sector.

21 mayo, 2012IG Metall reached an agreement for metalworkers in Baden-Württemberg on May 19, paving the way for a 4.3 per cent wage increase in its manufacturing sectors across the country. The agreement also improved codetermination rights on regulating agency labour and job security for apprentices.

30 mayo, 2012Some 6,000 delegates representing workers, employers and governments come to the International Labour Organization each year to debate international labour standards, the application of ILO Recommendations and Conventions and discuss how the tripartite body can improve workers' rights around the world.

30 mayo, 2012Former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Guy Rider, has been elected as the new Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). He replaces Juan Somavia, who has served in this position since March 1999.

28 mayo, 2012The settlement reached on May 20, 2012 between IG Metall and the Employers Association in the key State of Baden-Württemberg has been extended to other regions, thereby applying to all Caterpillar workers in Germany.

27 mayo, 2012REPAM president Gennady Fedynich, union branch president Igor Komlik, and Praca-by.info editor Natalia Vereschagina were taken off the train at the Belarus-Luthuanian border on May 25. Customs officers took their money, laptop and modem for 'examination'. Fedynich was already detained in the same circumstances on February 21.