6 октября, 2009Global Union Federations support Thai workers in their demands for permanent jobs first and raitfication of ILO Conventions 87 and 98.
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.
9 октября, 2009International labour community launches world campaign demanding that G20 leaders protect workers, not just bankers.
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.
20 октября, 2009Lakshmi Mittal, owner of ArcelorMittal, praises flexible role of unions in responding to the global financial crisis.
5 октября, 2009The management reached an agreement with the union - 27,600 AvtoVAZ workers will lose their jobs before the end of the year. Management's original plan was to cut 36,000 jobs.