19 августа, 2008Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concludes collective agreement with Alstom, securing wage rises for all 678 workers.

8 августа, 2008Union members fired and interrogated for organising activities, company refuses to recognize registration of Birleşik Metal-Is.

6 октября, 2008Kick off of the IMF health and safety project in the steel and non-ferrous sectors in the Balkans.

26 сентября, 2008The Chinese government sets a September 30 deadline to force "Fortune 500" companies to allow for state-run unions to represent workers.

29 октября, 2008IMF and Norwegian affiliate Fellesforbundet sign International Framework Agreement with Aker ASA.

29 октября, 2008As the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development (GMFD) meets in Manila this week, trade unions representatives speak out for migrant workers.

28 октября, 2008European unions carry out protests against plans announced by the HP- EDS group to massively reduce its workforce.

23 октября, 2008The new four-year contract covers some 14,000 steelworkers throughout the United States.

22 октября, 2008Twelve arrested, one hospitalised and many more injured by Kiryung Electronics-hired thugs and police who were called in to break KMWU strike launched by workers that produced Sirius Satellite Radios in Korea.

31 июля, 2008Indonesian workers sacked, forced to resign from union, denied overtime, and interrogated and threatened for their union activism.