5 abril, 2011The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and Workers World Media Productions host the 6th annual nationwide Labour Film Festival in South Africa. The festival will be launched on April 13, 2011 at the Ekhaya centre in Diepkloof, Soweto.

4 abril, 2011Union representatives organizing members in Caterpillar meet in Chicago and commit to acting on the Network Guidelines and Principles.

31 marzo, 2011While health and safety standards are high on site, the relations between management and the local CNM-CUT union at Tubarao, ArcelorMittal's site in Vitória, Brazil need improvement.

25 marzo, 2011Protesting against intensive workload, 900 workers in General Motors India Pvt. Ltd in Halol in the Indian State of Gujarat are on strike from March 16, 2011. The majority of workmen are suffering from severe back pain and spinal cord ailments owing to excessive workload. Union called for National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) intervention.

18 marzo, 2011Some 8,000 people were in the streets of Bucharest protesting against the Government's decision to introduce changes in the Labour Code that will weaken collective bargaining rights and lead to increased precarious employment.

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

24 febrero, 2012On February 17 striking Kumtor workers in Kyrgyzstan returned to work. The administration agreed to satisfy both workers' demands - to compensate rising fees to the government insurance fund and pay the family of Asanbek Orozaliev, who died after a workplace accident.

23 febrero, 2012In an open letter to Apple shareholders, the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF), GoodElectronics and makeITfair declare the investigations of the Fair Labour Association (FLA) at Apple supplier Foxconn to be a PR stunt.

6 febrero, 2012February Global Days of Action 2012 kicks off on February 19, in memory of the 63 miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos mine explosion of 2006. The initiative has been approved by the Council of Global Unions (CGU), as last year the affiliates are encouraged to act in co-ordination with sister organizations and their National Centres.

6 febrero, 2012PKC workers want the National Miners' and Metalworkers Union (SNTMMSRM) to represent them but the company is imposing its own choice of union