15 сентября, 2010A statement from a United Nations body confirming its desire to see the end of asbestos use worldwide is the 'death knoll' for a substance which claims one life every five minutes around the clock, the global union confederation ITUC has said.
10 июня, 2010IMF calls on Philippines President-elect Aquino to keep his pre-election promise to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of murders of trade union and human rights activists in the Philippines, including of the latest victim Edward Panganiban, an independent labour leader shot dead on June 3, 2010.
10 июня, 2010European unions urge Johnson Controls to respect the rights of workers to affiliate to the union of their choice at the Johnson Controls FINSA plant in Puebla, Mexico.
10 июня, 2010101 trade unionists were murdered in 2009 - an increase of 30 per cent over the previous year, documents the ITUC's Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights.
10 июня, 2010FES publishes "Networking and a Two-track Strategy" a new paper on the role of global networking and trade union interaction in the light of the current financial and economic crisis.
10 июня, 2010IMF invites affiliates to participate in "A Global Agenda for Quality Public Services", a conference taking place in Geneva October 12 to 14, 2010.
8 июня, 2010In almost simultaneous raids on Grupo México mines in Cananea and Pasta de Conchos, Mexican government uses State and Federal forces to retake mines in blatant disrespect for the rights of Mexican Miners' Union, striking workers and grieving widows.
7 июня, 2010IMF alarmed by reports that federal and state forces have moved into Cananea on Sunday night to execute arrest warrants against the union leaders of the Mexican Miners' Union.
15 июля, 2010With the highest incidence of asbestos-related diseases in the world, unions and asbestos support groups in Australia call for the removal of all asbestos from public and private buildings by 2030. Elsewhere, Mercosur Health Ministers call for a ban on asbestos mining and use.
14 июля, 2010The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade unionists and labour activists to apply to a Masters in Labour and Globalization at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The programme has a special focus on labour and development and the deadline for submission is July 31, 2010
