17 июня, 2010The UAW Convention opened with messages of optimism and despair in the face of harsh times. Newly elected president Bob King uses his acceptance speech to accuse Toyota of shifting jobs to a location where it can pay lower non union wages.
17 июня, 2010The fourth Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival showed stories of workers and their unions leading a hard fight for workers' rights and dignity.
16 июня, 2010South African unions representing workers in the main industrial sectors of the country announced a National Day of Action in solidarity with workers and trade unions of Mexico
27 июля, 2010A "Justice for Colombia" delegation, including IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina, visit Colombia to maintain international pressure on newly-elected Colombian government for improved human and trade union rights.
7 июля, 2010The world push for piracy action launched in May by trade unions, ship-owners, associations and insurers is a petition for their campaign to persuade governments to make the necessary resources available to end the problem of Somalia based piracy. The goal is to deliver half a million signatures by September 23, 2010 for the IMO World Maritime Day.
6 июля, 2010IF Metall's International Secretary and the President of the Electrolux Union in Sweden joined the IMF's regional representative and IMF Thai affiliate TEAM on a mission to assist in organising the Electrolux plants in Rayong, Thailand.
5 июля, 2010The United Steelworkers reach a tentative five year agreement with Brazilian mining giant Vale in Canada. The union has scheduled ratification votes in Sudbury and Port Colborne.
2 июля, 2010IF Metall and IMF visit Electrolux management in Thailand, opening the door for union organizing at the two plants.
22 июля, 2009At the IMF Regional Gender Workshop held in South Africa, women representatives reported on how women are affected by precarious work in their countries, these situations are very similar to those reported by women from other parts of the world.
10 августа, 2009Unions call for secure jobs as a central strategy to securing the future of the shipbuilding industry beyond the current crisis.
