27 enero, 2009KMWU's "one union, one worksite" initiative to organise the precariously employed proves positive for migrant workers threatened with job dismissals.

11 febrero, 2009An Indonesian union has won a historic case against a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour regulations.

16 marzo, 2009NOTE: For financial reasons IMF Summer school 2009 is cancelled

25 febrero, 2009Workers in Indonesia take things into their own hands after management abscond, leaving US$2.5 million in unpaid entitlements.

20 febrero, 2009Executive Committee members adopt a resolution in solidarity with workers at General Motors and across the sector.

28 febrero, 2011One week after unions from some 40 countries around the world took action in defense of labour rights in Mexico, SNTMMSRM union leader Juan Linares, who has been illegally imprisoned for more than two years, is released from prison.

25 febrero, 2011Over 210,000 workers protest against precarious work in Germany this February. The nationwide protests are organized by IG Metall and are directed against the growing threat of precarious employment.

24 febrero, 2011Mexican and foreign political leaders and Ambassadors took notice as unions from every part of the globe turned out at Mexican Embassies, national parliaments and congressional halls to voice their concern about the Mexican government's increasingly violent attitude towards independent trade unions.

11 febrero, 2011The continued violations of the right to freedom of association by the Mexican government must stop. The IMF, ICEM, ITF and UNI are calling on affiliates to take action from 14 to 19 February, 2011.

18 febrero, 2011A new agreement reached with Tenaris in Brazil sees a reduction of working time with no loss of wages, however at the Calgary plant in the U.S. the company has been uncooperative and is imposing lay-offs and mandatory shutdowns.