3 November, 2009November 15, 2009 is the deadline to apply for a PhD scholarship at the ICDD.

3 November, 2009With continuous shift from manual to non-manual work, unions should look to organizing non-manual workers more effectively.

21 October, 2009The Colombian trade union leader Albeiro Martinez has died from a heart attack at the age of 49. He lived his last five years in Chile in order to protect his life and that of his family after receiving death threats because of his trade union work in Colombia.

20 July, 2009A German delegation travelled to Russia to meet with the country's prime minister and Russian unions.

14 July, 2009International trade union leaders demand justice for the widows of Pasta de Conchos.

13 July, 2009Parliamentary and union leaders demand Mexican government cease attacks on mineworkers.

20 March, 2009At Zlatoust Steel Plant ZSP in Russia steelworkers renew their hunger strike. Workers demand to return normal length of working day and level of wages and do not trust their management who violated own obligations. The trade union is looking for the ways to solve the conflict.

14 April, 2009Metal unions meet in Australia to craft strategy for enhanced engagement in the climate change debate in preparation for Copenhagen 2009.

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6 April, 2009The new leader of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa brings a long history of activism to combat old and new challenges.