24 agosto, 2010The miners' union has won an injunction confirming the legality of the strike at the Cananea mine. The miners who were forcibly removed by the police in June have returned to the mine and are continuing their strike.

24 agosto, 2010Leaders of union federations and plant unions participated in an IMF workshop to discuss restructuring of the Thai metalworkers union, TEAM, which was established ten years ago and is made up of in-house unions.

9 agosto, 2010Los Mineros of Mexico Achieves 14% Gains with ArcelorMittal.

9 agosto, 2010UK metalworkers realize pay dividends with Tata's Corus Steel.

8 septiembre, 2010IMF Africa Office strongly condemns the arrest of political and labour activists in Swaziland as well as the detention and deportation of foreign activists ahead of a planned week of global action calling for democracy in Swaziland dubbed Operation eSwaziland Siyaya: We are going to Swaziland no matter what!

8 septiembre, 2010In August 2010 about 20 shopstewards and union official from Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa met in Johannesburg to discuss the formation of an International Nampak Shop Stewards Council. The two day meeting was organised to encourage networking amongst affiliates engaging with South African multinational Nampak, which has an established presence in several African countries and across Europe.

6 agosto, 2010The IMF attends the Congress of the International Transport Workers' Federation and brings the situation of the Mexican Miner's Union to the attention of delegates.

4 agosto, 2010IMF conducts workshop for members of Indonesian affiliate Lomenik to organize, build capacity and develop into a strong national union.

4 agosto, 2010The IMF holds meeting with the newly formed Regional Electronics Employees' Unions in Malaysia to discuss strategies to organise more than 250,000 unorganized electronics workers.

4 agosto, 2010Two shipbreaking workers in Gadani, Pakistan die following an industrial accident on July 30, six are left with severe burns. The Shipbreaking Democratic Workers' Union held a demonstration on August 1 attended by a large number of workers from the different Gadani Yards.