30 May, 2012Mexican workers and landowners file an OECD complaint against Canadian mining company Excellon Resources.
30 May, 2012ITUA local at Nissan in Saint-Petersburg held a workers' conference and adopted collective demands for the first round of negotiations starting on May 31. At Ford in Vsevolozhsk (Saint-Petersburg area) ITUA forced management to make some concessions, and the dispute is close to being resolved.
7 May, 2010Argentinean metalworkers have just negotiated a pay deal that includes a 15 per cent pay rise from April 1 and a further 10 per cent on July 1 this year.
6 May, 2010Workers of a smelting plant and seven mines in Georgia organized a series of industrial actions to protect their rights and improve working conditions. The management initially responded with intimidation and harassment, but has since made some concessions and talks are continuing.
6 May, 2010Mexican Miners' Union Convention decides to continue the four-year old struggle for trade union autonomy and an end to Grupo Mexico and Mexican government abuse.
6 May, 2010A Tribunal resolution repudiates government violations of human and trade union rights and calls for compliance with ILO Conventions 87 and 98 on the Freedom of Association and the Right to Organise.
23 April, 2010IMF affiliates in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific met on April 16-17 in Singapore to discuss the implementation of IMF's Action Programme at the regional and national level.
22 April, 2010Unions demanding Justice at Vale take their message to the Brazilian State Legislative Assembly calling for an investigation into the company's unethical business practices.
21 April, 2010In an eyewitness account of mass protests in Kyrgyzstan, IMF Regional Representative for CIS Countries reports on the events of April 7 and 8 and gives an overview of what is occurring in the country as political unrest continues.
