14 octubre, 2008Metalworkers and their trade unions take united action against precarious work around the world.

14 octubre, 2008KMWU President Gab-Deuk Jung was arrested and charged with "obstruction of business" following a series of strikes demanding industry-wide collective bargaining and protesting U.S. beef imports.

10 octubre, 2008Global committee working to improve the health and safety at ArcelorMittal operations in Kazakhstan and around the world.

9 octubre, 2008Trade unions from North and South America release joint statement on the international financial crisis and the WTO.

6 octubre, 2008Speech to GUF/ACTRAV forum at the ILO on "Towards Social Justice: applying labour standards to precarious workers"

6 octubre, 2008Kick off of the IMF health and safety project in the steel and non-ferrous sectors in the Balkans.

31 julio, 2008Indonesian workers sacked, forced to resign from union, denied overtime, and interrogated and threatened for their union activism.

21 julio, 2008Spanish trade unions and the IMF delivered a petition with more than 4,000 signatures to the Mexican Embassy in Spain, demanding the recovery of the bodies of the Pasta de Conchos victims.

18 julio, 2008Metalworker unions from Mercosur countries examine the impact of trade liberalisation on industrial production and development and the need for advancing labour and social provisions in trade agreements at a seminar this week.

17 julio, 2008IMF and international trade union movement deeply concerned about new proposals in the NAMA negotiations at WTO, and ITUC circulates model letter to send to Ministers of Trade.