7 сентября, 2010Indian central trade unions launch united front in calling upon the Government of India to ratify ILO core labour conventions and ensure abolition of child labour and the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
24 августа, 2010IMF affiliates in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico have formulated an action plan on International Framework Agreements (IFAs). An IG Metall colleague will help them build trade union networks.
24 августа, 2010The ABC Metalworkers' Union, affiliate to CNM-CUT, launches new workers' TV channel in Brazil under the slogan "a TV que te vê" or "the TV that sees you", creating a new democratic space for public debate on social issues.
3 сентября, 2010In response to labour reforms that open the way to unfair dismissal, unions in Spain call for a general strike on September 29, to coincide with the Europe-wide day of action.
3 сентября, 2010A comprehensive agreement ends the long and bitter conflict at Coca-Cola Pakistan. After the long struggle, 187 workers at the Coke bottling plant in Multan, Pakistan won recognition of their union and precarious jobs were converted into permanent ones.
1 февраля, 2010Building strong national trade unions is crucial. The strong unions which are in a permanent democratic relationship with workers, are capable of achieving real gains through collective bargaining, by organizing the unorganized, striving for trade union unity at the national level and building unions through training, education and effective exchange of information.
28 января, 2010European GM workers show solidarity to Antwerp Opel workers and Saab finds a new owner in Sweden.
27 января, 2010A jobless recovery is the scenario that appears from the just released ILO "Global Employment Trends 2010 Report".
26 января, 2010A campaign to discredit the Mexican miners' union has been launched in order to discourage workers from joining the union.
5 февраля, 2010Global Labour University (GLU) offers Masters Programmes on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade unions, economic policies and global institutions. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2010.
