Workers confronted with union busting at Vale22 июня, 2011Workers at Vale Coal Colombia, an affiliate of the Brazilian mining giant, met with persecution after organizing in the Sintramienergética union. IMF has sent a formal letter of protest to Vale Colombia.
Strengthening union communications in Asia and the Pacific23 июня, 2011Participants at an IMF regional communicators' forum for Asia Pacific, held in Seoul, welcome plans for a new regional journal and contribute to strengthening IMF and union communication in the region.
Strike at Bosch Curitiba ends29 июня, 2011Metalworkers in Curitiba reach agreement with Bosch on profit-sharing.
Rights' violations reported in Korean National Assembly25 июня, 2011During his visit to the National Assembly of Korea as part of a numerous delegation of trade unions and progressive political parties IMF Assistant General Secretary, Fernando Lopes reported about increasing workers' rights abuses in Korea.
Union rights under attack in Kyrgyzstan28 июня, 2011The management of Altynken LLC, a company exploiting the third largest gold mine in Kyrgyzstan, responded to the creation of a union by dismissing its newly elected president and creating an alternative structure, controlled by the management. The IMF has sent letters of protest to the executive director of Altynken and Kyrgyz authorities.
KMWU calls for urgent solidarity support30 июня, 2011Dramatic developments take place in Korea at Hanjin Heavy Industries shipyard and Yuseong Piston Ring. Private security forces and riot police forced out protesters from the shipyard and the police issued arrest warrants for Yuseong Piston Ring union leaders who in sign of protest have started a hunger strike in the Buddhist Jogye Temple in Seoul.
Codelco workers mobilise against privatisation and dismissals in Chile13 июля, 2011Copper miners hold a national 24-hour strike in protest at Codelco's privatisation plans.
OECD working party favours Green Growth in shipbuilding12 июля, 2011Best "Green Growth" practices are widely discussed to address environmental, climate change and sustainable development issues in shipbuilding including related industries such as maritime equipment, shipping operation, and ship recycling/breaking.
Report exposes exploitation in Chinese electronics industry13 июля, 2011A recent China Labour Watch (CLW) report exposes appalling working conditions in ten Chinese electronics factories that supply products to multinational electronics companies such as Dell, Salcomp, IBM, Ericsson, Philips, Microsoft, Apple, HP, and Nokia.