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Turkish workers say "No to Precarious Work!"

29 novembre, 2010In the first demonstration against labor law reform, Birlesik Metal Is members oppose the employers' association proposal to peg the national agreement to labour law changes that flexibilize employment and working conditions.

Bill on agency labour is approved by Duma Committee

28 avril, 2011The Russian parliamentary Committee for labour and social policy has approved and recommended to the chamber of deputies a bill prohibiting agency labour. The bill is submitted by the deputies Andrey Isaev (vice chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia FNPR) and Mikhail Tarasenko (chairman of the IMF affiliate Miners' and Metallurgical Workers' Union MMWU).

UAW reaches new agreement with Caterpillar

9 mars, 2011UAW members approved a new six year agreement with Caterpillar Inc.

Gerdau workers hold minute of silence

20 juin, 2011Workers down tools and hold minute of silence to call for a global health and safety committee in Gerdau following the death of a worker in Spain.

Unions promote fairness in climate and environment debate

21 juin, 2011Indian trade unions work at the local level to protect the interests of the country's poorest in the face of industrial development and prepare to meet with Government on national climate change and environment policies.

Sri Lankan government withdraws proposed pension bill after protests

22 juin, 2011The government of Sri Lanka withdrew a new Employee Pension Benefit Fund Bill on June 3 after massive protests. One worker was killed and hundreds injured during workers' strikes on May 31. IMF condemns the attack on workers and supports ITUC's call for solidarity.

Tentative agreement reached for 15,000 GE Workers in US

20 juin, 2011A tentative collective four year agreement was reached on 19 June in New York City for 15,000 General Electric (GE) workers in the US.

Labour masters university course to start

6 juillet, 2011The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade union and labour activists to apply for a Masters programme on Labour and Globalization at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The deadline for applications for the Witwatersrand programme is July 31, 2011.

Another worker dies at a Grupo Peñoles mine

7 juillet, 2011Mineworker Roberto Arellano was killed June 30 at the mine of La Cienega, in Durango, Mexico. The IMF and ICEM join their Mexican affiliate Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana (SNTMMSRM) and demand adoption of laws to penalize employers who demonstrate criminal negligence.

The Road to Durban: a sustainable financial scheme for Just Transition

12 juillet, 2011Building a sustainable financial scheme for a Just Transition will be the key for the 17th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) in December in Durban. Promoting a Financial Transaction Tax would be a solution.