11 marzo, 2010Pre-existing inequalities exacerbates effects of the financial crisis on women, concludes a meeting of metalworker unions held in commemoration of International Women's Day.

11 marzo, 2010IMF film on precarious work runner up in LabourStart labour video of the year competition.

25 marzo, 2010ITUC launches a three step youth oriented campaign Change The World aimed at attracting young people to join trade unions.

22 marzo, 2010The trade union at the Mining Company Los Quenuales filed a criminal complaint for tax evasion against the mining company, which is a subsidiary of the multinational Glencore.

11 marzo, 2010Representatives of IMF affiliates from different countries will gather within an IMF Working Group to discuss a concept and guidelines for trade union networks in transnational companies.

16 octubre, 2009More than 100,000 people protest in Mexico City against power firm closure and attempted destruction of SME, an independent trade union in Mexico.

14 octubre, 2009IMF coordinating committee for the Africa region agrees to prioritize work in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, review IMF's regional strategy and develop an industrial development strategy for Africa.

20 octubre, 2009The Gerdau Workers' Committee decided on action to seek recognition from the company and in solidarity with colleagues in Canada and Colombia suffering violation of their labour rights in this time of crisis.

3 noviembre, 2009Metalworkers around the world are called on to donate funds in support of 350 struggling Sinter Metal workers, fighting for reinstatement since December 2008.<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="9372587"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/CH/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><img alt="" order="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"></form>

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