24 febrero, 2006IMF calls for industry-wide clean up of health and safety problems in shipbreaking following the death of four workers in a fire on board a ship in an Alang shipbreaking yard.

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

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.

8 octubre, 2009IAMAW delegates from the U.S. and Canada met in Vancouver to discuss union communication strategy.

7 octubre, 2009International Metalworkers' Federation joins global unions in call for secure employment as the essential response to the global economic crisis on this World Day for Decent Work.

6 octubre, 2009

6 octubre, 2009According to the results of a new IMF survey, migrant workers in the metal industry work in precarious jobs, earn lower wages than local workers and are less likely to be members of a trade union.

6 octubre, 2009Throughout Asia, EPZ workers face the worst working conditions and the most obstacles to joining a trade union. But unions in the region are developing creative ways to reach EPZ workers and improve their working lives.

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.