Japanese metal unions secure gains in annual wage negotiations25 марта, 2010IMF-JC secures wage rises from major Japanese manufacturers at a critical moment in its 2010 Spring Offensive.
Organizing Indian steel workers18 января, 2010Union leaders shocked by safety standards in Indian steel plant as IMF project to organise 20,000 steel workers in India commences.
CAW fights proposed Xstrata plant closures21 января, 2010Canadian miners are protesting the Swiss mining company's plans to close its copper and zinc operations, calling on government to intervene.
Exemplary agreement with worker owned cooperative13 ноября, 2009USW signs an agreement about establishing workers' cooperatives within the worker owned cooperative Mondragon, promoting sustainable jobs in a sustainable economy.
EMF launches common demand on precarious work19 ноября, 2009Metal unions from across Europe decided in Madrid to pursue a set of demands on precarious work in all European countries.
Mexico: The fight for a representative union19 мая, 2010National trade union organizations, workers, non-governmental organizations and international trade union federations like the IMF are all fighting for trade unions that genuinely represent Mexican workers: unions that negotiate collective agreements, promote freedom of association and protect workers' interests.
Organizing electronics workers19 мая, 2010Organizing the electronics industry has long proven to be a difficult challenge for trade unions. Unionization rates remain extremely low in an industry where precarious employment is rife and labour abuses abound. To make matters worse, the electronics industry has been one of the hardest hit by the economic crisis, bringing job losses and additional downward pressure on pay and conditions. But at IMF's recent conference for the ICT, Electrical and Electronics industries on 'Organizing, Trade Union Rights and Sustainability', IMF affiliates reasserted their commitment to organizing electronics workers and improving their working conditions.
The rules of the game should be changed19 мая, 2010Yolanda Morín strongly believes the IMF should develop trade union networks to protect workers' rights all over the world.
