5 febrero, 2009Protection contracts violate ILO Convention 87, says new complaint against Mexico submitted by IMF.

20 septiembre, 2008New four-year contract provides wage and pension increases and improved health care benefits for 16,000 members of the United Steelworkers.

16 septiembre, 2008Labour laws adopted without consultation will reduce conditions and workers' rights in Macedonia.

5 diciembre, 2008In the Fifth March of the Working Class, the country's trade union centrals brought together 35,000 workers and presented their proposals to combat the financial crisis to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Brazilian Congress.

3 diciembre, 2008Police raid homes, abduct, arrest and beat union leaders and workers protesting the government's refusal to allow workers to withdraw their full paychecks from the banks.

1 diciembre, 2008Six executives from the Italian unit of German steel maker ThyssenKrupp were indicted on charges ranging from manslaughter to murder for their involvement in the December 2007 steel plant fire that killed seven workers.

22 agosto, 2008Workers demand better deal, following the announced closure of Siemens Prague facility.

19 agosto, 2008Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concludes collective agreement with Alstom, securing wage rises for all 678 workers.

8 agosto, 2008Union members fired and interrogated for organising activities, company refuses to recognize registration of Birleşik Metal-Is.

4 septiembre, 2008Italian autoworkers are calling for a "globalisation of rights" for the more than 185,000 workers employed by Fiat Group worldwide.