1 июня, 2010Work pressures at Foxconn, the world's biggest manufacturer of electronics components and the main supplier to Apple, have driven workers to commit suicide. The company, instead of improving working conditions, forces workers to give promises not to harm themselves.
18 сентября, 2009Italian metalworkers reach an agreement securing the future of the Fiat CNH plant in Imola.
17 сентября, 2009A new publication on subcontracting in Brazil explains how it is a fundamental cause of lower wages, conditions and job insecurity and explores how trade unions are responding to subcontracting and precarious employment in Brazil.
9 сентября, 2009Industrial workers' unions meet to develop common position on climate change prior to the United Nations' COP 15 conference.
23 сентября, 2009The latest issue of Metal World, published online September 23, features the Thai labour movement's struggle for permanent work, shines a spotlight on the IMF Action Programme and profiles Sinter Metal striker Lale Balta in Turkey.
23 сентября, 2009Sinter Metal striker Lale Balta hopes their eventual victory will inspire workers throughout Turkey to stand up and defend their right to join a union.
23 сентября, 2009The IMF Congress in May 2009 adopted a new Action Programme that sets out the direction of our work for the next four years. It is an Action Programme for everyone. The global IMF family is committed to working towards our united goals. Organizing, collective bargaining, trade union rights, union networks and sustainable development are key areas of work.
