Trade unions decry empty development rhetoric at the WTO13 December, 2005"Aid for trade" must not be a service in return for concessions by developing countries that could slow down their development efforts, warned the trade union movement yesterday, December 12, in Hong Kong.
International Metalworkers' Federation: WTO meeting fails19 December, 2005Further trade liberalization's impact on development and on employment has not been taken into account, says IMF delegation.
World Social Forum Caracas: Fighting for more jobs25 January, 2006Trade unionists hope that the Forum will advance the struggle for decent jobs and strengthen trade unionism in the region.
Clemenceau returns, but health and safety blight remains16 February, 2006The decision on February 15 by French President Jacques Chirac to recall the toxic warship Clemenceau back to France underlines the depth of the crisis in the global ship-breaking industry, says the IMF and other Global Unions partners.
Toyota workers unite21 March, 2006Trade unions unite for the reinstatement of 124 sacked Toyota workers in the Philippines.
International fact-finding mission visits Mexico26 June, 2006Team to investigate illegal government takeover of Mexican metalworkers' union
BELARUS: A NATION ON A CONTRACTUAL LEASH19 March, 2008Precarious work, the topic of the IMF Central Committee meeting in Brazil, represents a problem for a growing number of workers in many countries. In Belarus, IMF affiliate REPAM is confronted with a multitude of problems, one of which is precarious employment in the form of universal short-term contracts.
Uruguay is the new location of the IMF Regional Office31 March, 2008The IMF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean has moved to Montevideo and opened on Monday 31 March.
