13 октября, 2009On September 25, VW works council together with IG Metall held a seminar for the unions at Kaluga plant in Russia and signed an Agreement on Cooperation.
12 октября, 2009250,000 Italian metalworkers strike for decent jobs, employment and a national collective agreement.
25 ноября, 2009CEREAL releases report on worsening labour conditions in Mexico's electronics industry. Thousands have lost their jobs and the right to stable employment has been weakened as a result of the financial crisis.
25 ноября, 2009AMWU publishes an Australia version of the global Occupational Cancer Zero Cancer booklet, a union guide to prevent exposure to cancer causing risks in the workplace.
20 ноября, 2009Implementation of the Leoni Declaration on Social Rights was the focus of the meeting. Shop stewards reported that up to 70 per cent of workers are precariously employed, a lack of health and safety and frequent intimidation of union representatives.
19 ноября, 2009Metal unions from across Europe decided in Madrid to pursue a set of demands on precarious work in all European countries.
21 октября, 2009The Colombian trade union leader Albeiro Martinez has died from a heart attack at the age of 49. He lived his last five years in Chile in order to protect his life and that of his family after receiving death threats because of his trade union work in Colombia.
20 октября, 2009After a trade union delegation was refused entry to Gerdau's Aza factory, the Gerdau Global Workers' Committee protested outside the plant and handed in a letter to management repudiating the company's stance.
