Unite calls for government action on manufacturing20 сентября, 2010Unite outlines 10-point plan to revive British manufacturing at the TUC Congress on September 15, 2010.
ILO sounds the 'death knell for asbestos'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.
Independent legal brief filed in support of Mexican Miners' Union22 сентября, 2010Prominent global network of legal experts calls on Mexican Supreme Court to respect mineworkers' union autonomy.
Austrian metalworkers begin negotiations for a fair pay rise22 сентября, 2010PRO-GE to demand wage increases and reductions in working time in the forthcoming round of collective bargaining for 165,000 workers in the metal sector.
Dismissed auto workers in Indonesia win court battle for compensation19 мая, 2010Indonesian workers win unprecedented legal battle to secure lost wages and termination compensation.
"We never give up"<br>Persecution of unions in Russia today19 мая, 2010According to official data, in Russia, a country with a population of over 140 million, in 2009 there was a grand total of one strike. Of course, this reflects not the actual situation, but rather the unjustifiably strict legal requirements for holding strikes. The unconvincing figures from the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) conceal the real story of labour conflicts: hundreds of collective disputes, a multitude of clashes with management and government, which both are often prepared to go to any lengths to destroy active and combative unions.
