Belgian metalworkers to strike at Arcelor4 February, 2003Steel group is cutting back its production and freezing investments.
New website section on IFA's10 February, 2003The IMF has launched a new section on its website dealing with International Framework Agreements.
Safety at crisis level in Caribbean Ispat plant27 February, 2003With no budgeting or other provisions for health and safety, workplace accidents and job-related health problems are steadily increasing.
Framework agreement at DaimlerChrysler25 September, 2002IMF welcomes the second global labour agreement for a worldwide player in the automotive industry.
April 28 marks Workers' Memorial Day25 April, 2002Two million workers lose their lives every year due to occupational injury or disease.
Metal unions call on governments to press for change in Mexico23 April, 2008IMF White Paper and documentary exposing deadly rights violations and corruption on the part of the Mexican Government and mining giant, Grupo México, has metalworkers mobilized.
Grupo Mexico vows to close Cananea due to strike5 May, 2008Carlos Pavón, spokesperson for the miners' union, said that Grupo Mexico cannot close the mine because a collective agreement is in force. He said that the company is only trying to frighten the workers.
Finnish unions invite Nokia to start negotiating IFA15 May, 2008Three Finnish IMF affiliates believe Nokia should be the first Finnish company to sign an International Framework Agreement to secure basic rights for Nokia's employees around the globe.
Publicising the Mexican mining conflict in Peru: political leaders promise solidarity22 May, 2008At the Peoples' Summit, the National Women Miners' Central of Peru (CNMM) and the National Miners' and Metalworkers' Union Of Mexico (SNTMMSRM) publicised the repression and persecution of Mexican miners. The documentary film "An Injury to One" was shown and copies of the IMF White Paper, were distributed.
