20 марта, 2012Kyrgyz authorities rush to adopt the new, degraded Labour Code without proper consultation with social partners. IMF and ICEM send a letter of protest to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan.
20 марта, 2012The IMF and its Swedish and Finnish affiliates assess project advances in Lima, Peru and discuss the future organization of IndustriALL Global Union in Peru.
10 июня, 2011The new ITUC Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights shows how trade union work remains extremely dangerous for many in lots of countries around the world, with 90 trade unionists and activists murdered in 2010.
8 июня, 2011As the dispute between the state mining company and contract workers continues, members of FTC affiliates have gone on strike because the company is unable to guarantee their safety and physical integrity.
20 июня, 2011An International Metalworkers' Federation's organizing project in India results in 15,000 workers in the steel industry joining a union.
24 июня, 2011In a landmark court ruling, cancer among workers in the semiconductor industry is considered for the first time to be an occupational disease.
24 июня, 2011For the first time, a delegation of IMF affiliated unions visits the Paris Air Show, emphasizing the importance of labour in the success of the industry.
23 июня, 2011During recent months government pressure against the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FTUU) and its affiliates has significantly increased. Many trade union leaders, including FTUU president Vasyl Hara, were summoned to the prosecutor's office. IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina sent a letter to the president of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich demanding an immediate stop to the interference in trade union affairs.
23 июня, 2011Union organizers seek out agency workers to ensure they receive due wages. The work has resulted in substantial retroactive salary increases -- and new members.
