23 декабря, 2010In the evening of December 19, mass demonstrations were staged in Minsk. Four trade unionists were arrested. The IMF demands the immediate release of Michael Kovalkov, Alexei Kovun, Vladimir Sergeev and Alexander Tysevich and an end of the violations of fundamental human rights in Belarus.
22 декабря, 2010IMF has received reports of renewed attacks against trade unionists and activists these last days in Mexico. José Luis Solorio, General Secretary of the new democratic Honda union in El Salto, Jalisco was fired; Jorge Mora, elected trade union leader in the Platosa Mine in la Sierrita, Durango also fired and his co-workers intimidated; in Puebla, the office of labour activists CAT, Centre for Worker Support was ransacked and robbed. IMF calls on the affiliates to send strong protest letters to support the Mexican workers fighting for freedom of association and justice.
29 ноября, 2010Taking time out of his busy schedule the IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina visited four companies in East Africa to discuss with workers but also to see for himself the challenges workers are facing in the workplaces and listened to their proposal about how best IMF can contribute to their well being.
29 ноября, 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.
29 ноября, 2010Organizing new members and building strong union were the key themes for the East African sub-regional meeting in Kenya in November.
26 ноября, 2010Police declare 29 miners dead at the Pike River coal mine on November 24 after a second massive explosion rocked the mine.
26 ноября, 2010After six deaths at the Chilean mining company Soquimich, IMF regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean send letter to the company asking for action.
18 ноября, 2010Italian metalworker union FIM-CISL issues preliminary analysis of the working conditions at Italian transnational companies operating in Guangdong, China.
15 ноября, 2010The agreement, valid for 165,000 workers in the metal industry and mining sector, was reached in the third round after a 17-hour marathon negotiation achieving a conclusion on November 6.
11 ноября, 2010On the occasion of the G20 meeting in Seoul, the global union movement calls for the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers' rights.
