25 октября, 2011The strike in the Finnish metal sector ended October 25 when the Metalworkers' Union and the salaried employees' union Pro approved the conciliation proposal of the State conciliator. YTN has not yet renewed its agreement. A strike of professional and managerial staff still threatens in the metal industry.
17 ноября, 2011ICEM, IMF and ITGLWF will hold the joint event "Cutting emissions - transforming jobs" at the UN climate change conference in Durban (COP17) to discuss a sustainable foundation for Just Transition and develop a common industrial strategy for the future of industrial workers.
1 декабря, 2011UNI Global Union has released a video in support of the workers at Atento Mexico fighting for their right to have a democratic and independent trade union.
1 декабря, 2011IMF delegation discusses trade union strategies on globalization with All-China Federation of Trade Unions in Shanghai.
30 ноября, 2011The Executive Committee of the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), meeting in Brussels on November 23-24, sets down its position on the shipbuildning industry. In a declaration addressed to the European Union Commissioners the EMF calls for an integrated industrial policy for the sector, and for a critical industrial mass of shipbuilding activities in Europe.
28 ноября, 201162 workers at a Turkish subsidiary of German-owned GEA have been locked out since July. An international delegation of some 60 representatives from 20 countries visited the plant and called on the company to reinstate the workers immediately.
9 декабря, 2010Numsa commences strike action at BHP Billiton in support of its demands for improved wages and conditions.
9 декабря, 2010At the COP16-WoW, IMF and ICEM promoted a shared vision of the importance of just transition through green technology innovation and the need of building a fund for achieving assisted mitigation and adaptation in the transition to a sustainable future.
3 декабря, 2010The Tenaris Workers' World Council continues fighting for recognition and for establishing collective bargaining and decent working conditions in all the plants of the group across the globe.
25 ноября, 2010Sixteen active members of the newly formed Electronics Industry Employees Union (Southern Region) in Malaysia attended a two days IMF workshop on organizing and union building.
