16 febrero, 2006The decision on February 15 by French President Jacques Chirac to recall the toxic warship Clemenceau back to France underlines the depth of the crisis in the global ship-breaking industry, says the IMF and other Global Unions partners.

6 diciembre, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.

30 noviembre, 2005Trade unions and civil society organisations call for WTO negotiations to stop and a full public assessment of the impact of trade on employment and development.

19 diciembre, 2005Further trade liberalization's impact on development and on employment has not been taken into account, says IMF delegation.

13 marzo, 2006Miners union finds irregularities at the mine where 65 miners employed by Grupo Mexico died. They could have caused the accident.

15 marzo, 2001A new economic agenda in India has meant that the private sector has taken over a major share of the development of industry. Workers have paid the price for that. METAL WORLD has visited a small enterprise in Bangalore, India's fastest-growing city.

15 marzo, 2001The role of the trade unions in South Africa has completely changed, says Silumko Nondwangu, Numsa's general secretary since August last year.

15 marzo, 2001Another 440 workers have been laid off as a consequence of dismissals at Fiat.

15 marzo, 2001The IMF-affiliated Iron and Steel Trades Confederation is campaigning hard to save steelworkers' jobs.

14 marzo, 2001The following is a short report of the USWA international conference on aluminium, held in Las Vagas on March 5-7, 2001.