19 abril, 2010Workers at the Nissan plant in Kamenka near Saint-Petersburg formed a union affiliated to ITUA. Nissan management committed to good faith negotiations with the new union.

22 abril, 2010Jyrki Raina, IMF General Secretary, reiterates international solidarity for Mexican miners.

22 abril, 2010Under the global theme adopted by the Global Unions for 2010, "Unions Make Work Safer," metalworkers across the world commemorate the 15th international commemoration day for dead and injured workers this April 28.

22 abril, 2010Refused entry at the Tenaris plant in Italy, a visiting Colombian trade union leader was instead met at the gate by workers in a show of solidarity.

20 abril, 2010ILWU members supported by other unions and NGOs protest against the lockout of Californian workers at Rio Tinto AGM in London.

20 noviembre, 2009Implementation of the Leoni Declaration on Social Rights was the focus of the meeting. Shop stewards reported that up to 70 per cent of workers are precariously employed, a lack of health and safety and frequent intimidation of union representatives.

19 noviembre, 2009IMF mourns the loss of an indefatigable champion of workers' rights.

19 noviembre, 2009Metal unions from across Europe decided in Madrid to pursue a set of demands on precarious work in all European countries.

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.