5 febrero, 2006Agreement with Arcelor on core labour standards must be maintained, argues IMF in response to Mittal Steel's hostile takeover bid.

26 enero, 2006IMF affiliates asked to provide information on Export Processing Zones and assist the IMF in developing an EPZ action plan.

25 enero, 2006Trade unionists hope that the Forum will advance the struggle for decent jobs and strengthen trade unionism in the region.

8 marzo, 2006

13 diciembre, 2005"Aid for trade" must not be a service in return for concessions by developing countries that could slow down their development efforts, warned the trade union movement yesterday, December 12, in Hong Kong.

8 diciembre, 2005IMF-affiliated United Steelworkers has pledged a campaign with other US unions to persuade the American Government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

10 septiembre, 2011The well coordinated second annual global week of action for democracy and rights in Swaziland, amongst other things, raised concerns on the bailout offered by South Africa and other planned loans with neoliberal conditionalities that will enslave the Swazi people to debt repayments and block the pursuit of a developmental agenda in the future.

7 septiembre, 2011Civil society organisations in Malawi want to see government action on demands that can be addressed immediately, as a show of commitment to reform otherwise they will go ahead with a planned protest on September 21st. There is growing impatience that little progress has been made by government to address demands despite the UN facilitated dialogue, for which civil society cancelled protest actions planned for August 17th.

7 septiembre, 2011The General Secretary of the National Engineering Workers Union (NEWU) has been elected as the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) at the 7th Congress that was held in Bulawayo on the 19th and 20th August 2011. Despite a tumultuous congress with contestations on several issues, Comrade Japhet Moyo enjoyed wide support to take this position.

6 septiembre, 2011On September 1 approximately 100 independent and democratic unions and groups took part in two mass-based actions in Mexico City: the "national day of indignant Mexicans" and a rally outside the lower house of congress.