16 marzo, 2009Bulgarian union Metallicy restarted a series of protests seeking to save Bulgaria's largest steel plant Kremikovtzi and demanded from the government to develop restructuring and compensation programs.

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

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

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

6 marzo, 2009How women's precarious work impacts on families and communities

6 marzo, 2009In honour of International Women's Day, affiliates of the IMF and EMF will meet to discuss how women's precarious employment impacts on families and communities.

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

14 enero, 2009No satisfactory solution has yet been found to the situation of the Siderperu workers sacked at the end of last year, despite the efforts of the union, the IMF's Gerdau Group Global Committee and other sister organisations.

14 enero, 2009Around 3,000 miners have been sacked. The unions have been organising their response and demanding a solution to the situation.

22 enero, 2009Labour leaders meet with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to urge immediate action in wake of increasing violence and repression against miners' union in Mexico.