27 abril, 2010IMF joins affiliates in the call for proper consultation on and assessment of the impact of a Canada-EU comprehensive economic trade agreement.

23 abril, 2010Affiliates analysed the current situation with reference to the IMF's main actions: progress towards unity with other Global Union Federations (GUFs); the impact of the crisis on the metalworking sector; and the activities and projects of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Office.

29 julio, 2010In the lead-up to the next World Summit on Climate Change, FES releases international policy paper exploring three fundamental approaches to financing green and sustainable energy.

6 mayo, 2010The International Metalworkers' Federation denounces attacks on former workers and now organizers of workers at Johnson Controls International in Puebla, Mexico.

18 mayo, 2010Green manufacturing, job creation, clean energy, and environmental and occupational health and safety issues were subjects for debate at the BlueGreen Alliance's Good Jobs, Green Jobs national conference in the U.S. in May

17 mayo, 2010The union organising workers at Acepar, where workers have been on strike since April 23, has denounced the company's use of intimidation and violence against the union, the illegal recruitment of personnel to replace striking workers and the detention of Hugo Gonzalez Chirico.

17 mayo, 2010Global Trade Union Sustainability Conference in Toronto fast approaching.

5 mayo, 2010The Southern African Sub-Regional Meeting in Johannesburg discussed climate change issues and their impact on Africa. It was recognised that Africa will be most severely impacted by fossil based capitalist accumulation induced climate change in terms of impact but also from the limited capacity that the impoverished continent has to adapt to irreversible changes that are already underway. Trade unions need to be at the forefront of demanding appropriate measures that integrate industrial development with adaptation and mitigation strategies on climate change, realising that climate and economic issues are fundamentally linked. It was clear that a global and regional response is necessary and delegates began creating a discussion framework document to facilitate further discussions towards an Africa focused position and action plan.

30 abril, 2010Global Unions, the voice of the global labour movement, today issued a joint statement to mark May 1st 2010.

30 abril, 2010Workers of the Alexandrinskaya Ore Mining Company in Chelyabinsk held a picket line in front of the company's representation in Ural.