30 September, 2010IMF German affiliate, IG Metall recommends members accept a new agreement for a 3.6 per cent pay rise and equal pay for contract workers after negotiations with employers in the steel sector. The agreement reached on September 29 came after the union staged three days of warning strikes.
18 October, 2010IMF calls for the release of imprisoned trade union leaders and workers, withdrawal of fabricated criminal cases and is writing to Foxconn and Nokia CEO's calling on them to respect workers' rights at a Foxconn plant located in a Special Economic Zone in Chennai, India.
12 October, 2010Four regional workshops training 100 shop stewards will be held in Zambia as part of ongoing efforts of the IMF to strengthen affiliated union, National Union of Building, Engineering and General Workers (NUBERGW).
12 October, 2010Unions participating in a global trade union network meeting repeat demand for improved health and safety at Gerdau after hearing reports on the company's policy to hide accidents through the return of workers even before they are able to do their jobs.
11 October, 2010100,000 people gathered on October 9 in Rome to back union demands to change work related tax policy in the country in order to encourage the creation of more jobs nationally and facilitate the country's exit from the global economic crisis.
8 October, 2010This World Day for Decent Work, IMF affiliates IG Metall and FSPMI team up in their fight for fairer laws and working conditions for agency workers.
8 October, 2010Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues U.S. Steel Corporation for the discriminative policy requiring probationary employees to undergo random alcohol tests and dismissals as a result of such test.
6 October, 2010Brazilian trade union leader Augusto Lima was killed by a security guard on October 1. The special homicide and kidnapping unit carries out preliminary investigations.
15 October, 2010Global and European trade union representatives in the steel sector call for a sustainable industry based on long-term investment, job security, environmental modernization, trade policy for workers and active routes for worker participation.
