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HONDURAS: The Honduran people, victim of a military coup against the President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, last Sunday, is resisting but is subject to tremendous intimidation, says Napoleón Vallecillo, president of the Federación de Trabajadores Mineros y Metalúrgicos de Honduras (Miners and Metalworkers Federation of Honduras), affiliated to the IMF.Napoleón told the IMF that &quot;all FETRAMIMH affiliates have joined the resistance to the coup.&quot; He said there has not been such fierce repression for 30 years and the coup was a backward step. &quot;Some people have disappeared, others have been killed and wounded and the authorities have a black list of 600 leaders they are looking for.&quot;&quot;There is a tremendous amount of intimidation in the country and the government has suspended constitutional guarantees, such as personal freedom, freedom of movement (between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.) and the freedoms of association, expression and information. Moreover, individuals can be arrested without charge.&quot;He also explained that the people are engaged in a national strike of popular resistance, which the federation has joined. The Honduran people are permanently in the streets &quot;demanding the return of President Zelaya and the punishment of those who carried out the coup.&quot;FETRAMIMH thanks IMF affiliates and the IMF Regional Office for the solidarity they have given.The IMF Regional Office offered its solidarity to our mining and metalworking colleagues in Honduras, condemned the military coup and called on all affiliates to take action in solidarity with the Honduran people by writing letters or taking other initiatives to demand the immediate reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya and the return of democratic institutions to Honduras.

The Honduran trade union, FETRAMIMH, affiliated to the IMF, has joined the resistance to the coup.

The Honduran people resist

<ol><li>Funding for the Federation consists of: <ol type="A"><li>Statutory annual subscriptions from affiliated unions as determined by the Congress, and</li><li>B. Voluntary contributions.</li></ol></li><li>The annual subscription of CHF 1.10 per member is payable according to Gross National Product (GNP) on the basis of the six groups below. For the purpose of these rules, GNP is as determined by the United Nations.</li><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="402"><tbody><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Subscription Groups</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">GNP per Capita</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">Subscription Ratio / Amount of subscription per member per year</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 1</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">Over USD 10,000 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">100% / CHF 1.100</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 2</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">USD 5,001-10,000 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">60% / CHF 0.660</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 3</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">USD 2,501-5,000 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">30% / CHF 0.330</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 4</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">USD 1,001-2,500 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">15% / CHF 0.165</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 5</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">USD 501-1,000 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">5% / CHF 0.055</td></tr><tr><td width="100" valign="bottom">Group 6</td><td width="151" valign="bottom">Less than USD 500 </td><td width="151" valign="bottom">2% / CHF 0.022</td></tr></tbody></table><li>The minimum annual subscription by any affiliate shall be no less than CHF 250.</li><li>Subscriptions to be paid for the first year by newly affiliated organisations shall be calculated in proportion to the organisation's date of affiliation.</li><li>Subscriptions are to be paid in the first half of each year, on the basis of the number of members at the end of the previous year.</li><li>To the extent that these subscriptions should not be sufficient, the Central Committee is entitled to raise them accordingly.</li><li>The Executive Committee will determine guidelines to apply for the transition to the subscription system in this Article.</li></ol>

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE OF THE FEDERATION

ARTICLE 2 - MISSION OF THE FEDERATION

ARTICLE 3 - STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERATION

ARTICLE 4 -- EXECUTING BODIES OF THE FEDERATION

ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT

ARTICLE 6 - NATIONAL SECTIONS AND COMMITTEES

ARTICLE 7 - ADMISSION

ARTICLE 8 - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

ARTICLE 9 - SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ARREARS AND EXONERATIONS

ARTICLE 10 - REVISION OF RULES

ARTICLE 11 - IMF HEADQUARTERS

ARTICLE 8 - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS,ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

<ol type="A"><li>Affiliated organisations shall have responsibility for carrying out decisions following from the IMF mission and the maintenance of contacts between the Federation and affiliated organisations.</li><li>National sections or committees may be established - at the expense of the organisations concerned - in countries where the IMF has more than one affiliate in order to maintain relations between them and with the IMF Secretariat.</li><li>The expenses of the national committees shall be borne by the affiliated organisations in the country concerned.</li></ol>

<ol><li>Duties of the President <ol type="A"><li>The President shall preside over all meetings of the Congress, Central Committee, Executive Committee and Finance Committee.</li><li>The President shall ensure that all business of each such meeting is conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Federation.</li><li>The President shall, jointly with the General Secretary, be responsible to the Federation for the supervision and general direction of the work of the Assistant General Secretaries and Department Heads. The President shall perform any such other duties in accordance with decisions of the Congress, Central Committee and Executive Committee.</li><li>In the event of the President leaving office prior to completion of his or her term, the Vice President shall serve in a temporary capacity as Acting President until a Central Committee or Congress elects the new President.</li><li>If required, an extraordinary Central Committee will be convened as soon as practicable to elect the new President. </li></ol></li><li>Duties of the Vice President In the event of the President leaving office prior to completion of his or her term, the Vice President shall serve in a temporary capacity as Acting President until a Central Committee or Congress elects the new President. </li><li>Duties of the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretaries <ol type="A"><li>Subject to the direction of the Congress, Central Committee, Executive Committee or Finance Committee, the General Secretary shall: <ol type="i"><li>Act as the principal spokesperson of the IMF.</li><li>Implement the policy and decisions of the Congress, Central Committee and the Executive Committee.</li><li>Safeguard at all times and in every respect the interests of the Federation and ensure its legal representation.</li><li>Act as the general administrator of the Federation, including managing and directing operations and handling all staff and other personnel issues, including appointment of Regional and Project Office Representatives.</li><li>If necessary, prior to Congress, call meetings of the committees that have been established by the Central Committee for the preparation work of Congress.</li><li>Direct the financial administration of the Federation, including the collection of annual dues from affiliates, and direct and implement all financial and other business operations and transactions involving the Federation.</li><li>Keep all proper financial accounts and records current, including information with respect to all income and disbursements in accordance with Federation policies and Rules.</li><li>Appoint, in consultation with the President, Department Heads.</li><li>Engage staff who shall be under the control and supervision of the General Secretary and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them.</li><li>Perform such additional functions as are set out in these Rules or as may be determined from time to time by Congress, the Central Committee, or the Executive Committee, or as agreed upon with the President.</li></ol></li><li>The Assistant General Secretaries shall, unless otherwise engaged in Federation business, or unavailable, attend all meetings of Congress, Central Committee and Executive Committee.  They shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the General Secretary in cooperation with the President.</li></ol></li></ol>

ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL SECRETARY ANDASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARIES

<ol type="A"><li><div>The Congress shall elect an Auditing Committee consisting of four persons, who need not be delegates to the Central Committee.</div></li><li><div>The Auditing Committee shall oversee both external and internal audits as well as related procedures, policies, and methods utilised for such audits, and issue a report to the Central and Executive Committees. The Committee shall also undertake other responsibilities as directed by the Executive Committee.</div></li><li><div>Responsibility for accepting the financial accounts of the General Secretary and the Executive Committee rests with the Central Committee.</div></li></ol>

6.     The Auditing Committee

<a href="/wp-content/migration/imf/RelatedFiles/Rules_EN.pdf">Download IMF Rules as a pdf file</a><a class="imagetext" href="/wp-content/migration/imf/RelatedFiles/Rules_EN.pdf" title=" "><img alt="IMF Rules in pdf" border="0" src="" style="width:25px;height:25px;margin-bottom:-7px" /></a> Table of contents <a href="../index.cfm?c=20019&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE OF THE FEDERATION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20020&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 2 - MISSION OF THE FEDERATION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20021&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 3 - STRUCTURE OF THE FEDERATION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20021&amp;l=2">1. Overall Structure</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20022&amp;l=2">2. The Congress</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20023&amp;l=2">3. The Central Committee</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20024&amp;l=2">4. The Executive Committee</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20025&amp;l=2">5. The Finance Committee</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20026&amp;l=2">6. The Auditing Committee</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20027&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 4 - EXECUTING BODIES OF THE FEDERATION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20027&amp;l=2">1. Federation&#039;s Secretariat</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20027&amp;l=2">2. Industrial and Organisational Departments</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20027&amp;l=2">3. Regional Structures</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20028&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARIES</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20028&amp;l=2">1. Duties of the President</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20028&amp;l=2">2. Duties of the Vice President</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20028&amp;l=2">3. Duties of the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretaries</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20029&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 6 - NATIONAL SECTIONS AND COMMITTEES</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20030&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 7 - ADMISSION, RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20030&amp;l=2">1. Admission</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20030&amp;l=2">2. Suspension and Expulsion</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20030&amp;l=2">3. Resignation</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20031&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 8 - FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20032&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 9 - SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ARREARS AND EXONERATIONS</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20033&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 10 - REVISION OF RULES </a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20034&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 11 - IMF HEADQUARTERS</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20035&amp;l=2">ARTICLE 12 - DISSOLUTION OF THE FEDERATION</a>

amended at the  32nd IMF World Congress
Gothenburg, Sweden, May 24-28, 2009

IMF RULES

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<a href="../index.cfm?c=19940&amp;ol=2">PREFACE</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19941&amp;ol=2">1. OUR MISSION</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=19942&amp;ol=2">2. THE WORLD TODAY</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=19943&amp;ol=2">2.1. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19943&amp;ol=2">Profits over people</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19944&amp;ol=2">2.2. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19944&amp;ol=2">Unemployment and job insecurity</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19945&amp;ol=2">2.3. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19945&amp;ol=2">Unions under attack</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19946&amp;ol=2">2.4. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19946&amp;ol=2">Fundamental workers&acute; rights denied</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19947&amp;ol=2">2.5. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19947&amp;ol=2">Spreading influence of Transnational Corporations</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19948&amp;ol=2">2.6. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19948&amp;ol=2">World trade system in disarray</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19949&amp;ol=2">2.7. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19949&amp;ol=2">An unsustainable future</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19950&amp;ol=2">2.8. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19950&amp;ol=2">Alliances, resistance and opportunities</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20523&amp;ol=2">3. GLOBAL SOLIDARITY IN ACTION</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19951&amp;ol=2">3.1. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19951&amp;ol=2">Build strong national trade unions</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19952&amp;ol=2">3.1.1. Organise the unorganised</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19953&amp;ol=2">3.1.2. Strive for trade union unity at the national level </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19954&amp;ol=2">3.1.3. Build unions through education, training and effective exchange of information</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19955&amp;ol=2">3.2. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19955&amp;ol=2">Strengthening collective bargaining</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=20557&amp;ol=2">3.3. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=20557&amp;ol=2">Defend and protect workers&#039; rights</a> <a href="../index.cfm?c=19957&amp;ol=2">3.3.1. Fight for trade union rights</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19958&amp;ol=2">3.3.2. Fight for Equal Rights</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19959&amp;ol=2">3.3.3. Fight for safe workplaces</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19960&amp;ol=2">3.4. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19960&amp;ol=2">Build a counterweight to the power of transnational corporations </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19961&amp;ol=2">3.4.1. Strengthening union solidarity and cooperation across sectors and TNCs</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19962&amp;ol=2">3.4.2. Advance fundamental rights through International Framework Agreements</a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19963&amp;ol=2">3.5. </a><a href="../index.cfm?c=19963&amp;ol=2">Fight for sustainable trade, development and employment</a> &nbsp;

Adopted at the 32nd IMF World Congress
Gothenburg, Sweden, May 24-28, 2009

IMF Action Programme 2009-2013

IMF ACTION PROGRAMME2009 - 2013

Mexico. The National Union of Miners and Metalworkers (SNTMMSRM) has denounced a new attack on trade union autonomy by the Secretary of Labour, who has not granted legal recognition to Napoleón Gómez as General Secretary of the union. The Secretary claims Gomez is a fugitive and therefore his rights are suspended.Although the Secretary of Labour, Javier Lozano, has recognized the validity of all the agreements made by the union&#039;s Ordinary General Convention, &quot;the exception is the re-election of Gómez Urrutia and his deputy, Mario García Ortiz, and this is a clear attack on trade union autonomy, and consequently, article 123 of the Constitution, Convention 87 of the International Labour Organisation and the Federal Labour Law,&quot; said a trade union statement.Javier Lozano claims that denial of legal recognition to Napoleón Gómez is due to the fact that the leader is a fugitive and all his rights are therefore suspended. He also argued that the leader is responsible for mismanagement, that he is not a miner and that he cannot occupy the office if he is not in the country.In response to Lozano&#039;s arguments, the union says that no administrative authority is authorised to interpret trade union statutes. &quot;There is no firm judicial resolution that supports the Secretary&#039;s flippant comments. He should not prejudge the conduct of the trade union leader and should respect the principle of the presumption of innocence to which all Mexicans have a right,&quot; said the union in a statement.The union said it did not accept the Secretary of Labour&#039;s description of Gómez Urrutia as a fugitive: &quot;Napoleón Gómez Urrutia is not a fugitive; he was on a trade union trip abroad when he learned of the illegal arrest warrants issued against him.&quot; The union said that his trip to Canada was perfectly legitimate and that the Canadian authorities have granted him leave to stay on humanitarian grounds, which implicitly suggests they took note of the illegal persecution against him.In response to this new threat to the union and trade union freedom, the union will formally denounce the Secretary of Labour at the Public Prosecutor&#039;s Office, on the grounds that his conduct represents an abuse of authority. The union will also present an appeal to what it considers the genuine competent authorities in order to obtain the recognition illegally denied to its leader.

The miners' union is to formally denounce the Secretary of Labour, Javier Lozano, to the Public Prosecutor's Office for not granting legal recognition to Napoleón Gómez as General Secretary.

New attack on trade union autonomy in Mexico

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: More than 8,500 workers protested in front of the Federal Government building in Sarajevo on June 25, calling for improved wages for workers.The protesters were calling on the government to:<ul><li>regulate minimum wages according to the national collective agreement, </li><li>amend the privatization act to the benefit of workers, and </li><li>provide compensation for workers who have lost their jobs in the transition process and as a result of privatisation.</li></ul>The protest was organised by the Union of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and supported by IMF affiliate Trade Unions of Metalworkers (TUM).The unions report that following the protest the Premier of the Federal Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedzad Brankovic stated that he would resign from his position if was unable to fulfil the request of the protests by September 2008.The IMF sent a letter of solidarity to the TUM in support of their protest.

8,500 workers participate in protest calling for minimum wage and amendments to privatization laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Solidarity Letter to Bosnia affiliate June 2008

Unions protests for better working conditions

SÃO PAULO: Almost 200 delegates from 27 countries met on 16-18 June 2008 for the 12th IMF World Auto Council to address fundamental challenges of industrial and enterprise restructuring process sweeping the auto sector. &quot;Solidarity and Sustainability - Responding to Global Auto Industry Restructuring&quot; was the theme of the council proceeding at which delegates focused both on strengthening and building upon existing responses and presenting innovative strategies.  Ron Gettelfinger, president of the UAW and the IMF Automotive Department, said in his keynote address that &quot;We will either succeed or fail together in responding to the global restructuring of the auto sector by building union strength at the workplace, within our respective national political structures, and by exerting our influence over international trade and development agreements and policies,&quot; going on to emphasize that &quot;we must develop a pathway to build union strength at the major global auto producers and suppliers.&quot;In an overview of what has taken place in the sector during recent years, IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi underscored that &quot;the strength of IMF trade union affiliates in responding and ultimately protecting the interests of affected workers and their families have mattered tremendously. Yet the continuing challenges of restructuring means more must be done to ensure socially acceptable and equitable outcomes for all workers and their communities.&quot;Proceeding of the World Auto Council focused on three main topics:<ul><li>Employment practices, precarious work and quality jobs: trade union challenges &amp; responses.</li><li>Competitive sourcing in a neo-liberal world: global union responses to attempts to pit workers and communities one against the other.</li><li>Ensuring a greener environment, good jobs and safe work: designing, building and using motor vehicles in ways that protect workers and the environment.</li></ul>To confront precarious work challenges, delegates urged a range of industrial, legal / political and international actions such as extending exiting collective agreements and full union membership to precarious workers and negotiating with principle employers. Among other recommendations were the use targeted recruitment campaigns, international framework agreements provisions, and mobilizing toward the Global Day of Action from on October 7.The Council delegates highlighted the importance of organizing in responding to competitive sourcing challenges that could include company-level, multi-plant campaigns. Building means for stronger cross border coordination of collective bargaining, and the expanded use of networks to support these activities, were also included among the Council&#039;s recommendations.Delegates stressed that green work should be unionised work that provides stable jobs with good salaries and safe working, and that the development, production and use of new and innovative clean vehicle and fuel technologies are integral to the industry&#039;s evolution. Sustainable development for the sector means that the protection of the environment, and public and workplace health and safety advances with a stronger employment base and deepened skills foundation. In concluding remarks, Marcello Malentacchi stressed that &quot;when we talk about precarious work, we are not aiming to reform precarious work or simply regulate it. The final goal is to eliminate precarious work in all its forms. What we need are jobs that are permanent, well paid, safe jobs on which we can build up our future.&quot; After the close of the proceeding on June 17, delegates participated in a rally of solidarity with workers at the Cummins Engine plant in Guarulhos, calling for a general end to precarious employment conditions and demanding all workers are ensured their rights, quality jobs and decent lives worldwide.All the documents for the meeting, including Recommendations of 12th IMF World Auto Council, are published on the IMF website.

Autoworker unions convene to address restructuring challenges in the global auto industry

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