6 julio, 2009The latest issue of Metal World, published online July 6, reports on highlights of the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, provides an overview of the global crisis and restructuring in the automotive industry and profiles Jyrki Raina, the new IMF General Secretary.

6 julio, 2009Unions agree that ensuring job security and reducing precarious employment both during and after the financial crisis is the first priority for metalworkers in the Asia-Pacific region.

3 julio, 2009IG Metall & IGBCE in Germany issue joint demand for a Sustainable Industrial Policy in response to the financial crisis.

3 julio, 2009Metalworkers around the world are called on to donate funds to support 700 striking workers and members of FSPMI as the industrial dispute at Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia intensifies.

19 agosto, 2009

19 agosto, 2009

19 agosto, 2009

19 agosto, 2009At the sub regional meeting that took place in Durban, South Africa in June 2008, the IMF Region and affiliates gave detailed reports on progress and development in each country. Discussion followed on what the way forward should be in IMF work in these countries. Willingness to work towards sustainable unionism is key to how IMF engages affiliates in the region. Thus it is also central to reporting on the progress of IMF affiliates in the region and discussions on future engagement between IMF and the affiliate.

19 agosto, 2009

19 agosto, 2009In many of the discussions in the sub regional meeting that centred around the state of our unions, we discussed many issues affecting the sustainability of our unions as organisations. Given the centrality of the concept of sustainable unionism; it is probably useful to introduce this concept in order to facilitate further discussion to reach consensus of its definition and build a practical understanding of the term.