23 septiembre, 2009Workers rally at Opel plant in Antwerp demanding no to the closure of plants and no to forced redundancies.

23 septiembre, 2009With a rich history of struggling to improve the lives of working people, the Thai labour movement is at the forefront of the global campaign to move temporary workers to permanent positions.

23 septiembre, 2009IMF holds 2nd seminar on Union Building and Collective Bargaining aimed at strengthening union building efforts around the world.

22 septiembre, 2009The president of the union at Tenaris Tubos del Caribe has received death threats in the middle of a labour dispute with the company. Sintratucar is seeking company recognition of the union and demanding that the company protects the lives of union leaders.

6 agosto, 2009Hans Mayr, former President of the International Metalworkers' Federation, died on August 3, 2009 aged 87.

5 agosto, 2009The committee is asking for a meeting with the company to discuss plant closures and union participation in safety policy at the global level.

5 agosto, 2009Police officers and company security staff have entered the mine installations to seize the coal washing plant that Grupo México has supposedly sold to the businessman Rogelio Montemayor. The miners' union described the police action as an assault on legality.

5 agosto, 2009Concern for the lives of 700 autoworkers inside the plant grow as reports come in that parts of the plant near the highly explosive paint shop are on fire, workers trying to flee the fire are being beaten by SWAT team forces.

4 agosto, 2009Inside the plant, some 700 autoworkers sit in total darkness cut off from the outside world as the last cell phone battery dies. For the past two weeks, police have blockaded food, water and medical care and attacked workers with taser guns and concentrated tear gas dropped from helicopters.

3 agosto, 2009The workshop on Free Trade Agreements analysed the consequences and impact of free trade on employment and labour rights. The IMF also organised workshops on this issue in Argentina and Brazil.