30 octubre, 2009Canadian and Brazilian workers at global mining company Vale are fighting for decent wages, conditions and a FAIR DEAL. The IMF and ICEM are joining forces with the United Steelworkers (USW) in a global campaign to prevent Brazilian mining giant Vale from eroding working conditions and denying basic labour rights at Vale operations worldwide.

30 octubre, 2009Following the recent U.S. administration decision, salaries of the top executives of seven bailed-out big companies, including General Motors and Chrysler, will be considerably cut.

28 octubre, 2009

14 noviembre, 2009IMF Affiliates from Asia, Europe and Latin America, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, find commonalities in the experiences of migrant workers in the different continents and agree on strategies to organize migrant workers and protect their rights.

13 noviembre, 2009USW signs an agreement about establishing workers' cooperatives within the worker owned cooperative Mondragon, promoting sustainable jobs in a sustainable economy.

21 octubre, 2009The Colombian trade union leader Albeiro Martinez has died from a heart attack at the age of 49. He lived his last five years in Chile in order to protect his life and that of his family after receiving death threats because of his trade union work in Colombia.

20 octubre, 2009After a trade union delegation was refused entry to Gerdau's Aza factory, the Gerdau Global Workers' Committee protested outside the plant and handed in a letter to management repudiating the company's stance.

20 octubre, 2009Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal, praises flexible role of unions in responding to the global financial crisis.

28 octubre, 2009

28 octubre, 2009