5 January, 2011IMF's South Asian affiliates deliberated upon a regional focus in IMF's work for the South Asia to intensify organising workers in shipbreaking industry, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), establishing sustainable union structures, strong national unions and effective utilisation of IMF's communication and trade union networks to build international solidarity

23 December, 2010In the evening of December 19, mass demonstrations were staged in Minsk. Four trade unionists were arrested. The IMF demands the immediate release of Michael Kovalkov, Alexei Kovun, Vladimir Sergeev and Alexander Tysevich and an end of the violations of fundamental human rights in Belarus.

31 January, 2011FIOM-CGIL held a national strike of metalworkers in Italy on January 28, 2011 in defence of the National Collective Agreement and for the protection of workers' rights.

31 January, 2011The newly formed Electronics Industry Workers' Union (Southern Region) successfully campaign to secure union rights at ST Microelectronics in Muar, Malaysia

9 February, 2011Over 70,000 people are participating in this years' World Social Forum, taking place in Dakar, Senegal from February 6 to 11, where a debate on what kind of economic system is better to serve society globally is taking place.

8 February, 2011IMF joins with other GUFs in a demonstration outside the Egyptian mission in Geneva as part of the ITUC's Global Day of Action in support of democracy in Egypt.

16 December, 2010The need for Just Transition for workers in moving to a secure, greener future was acknowledged by COP16, but unions demand more commitment particularly from developed countries for committing to ambition emission reductions.

15 December, 2010European Metalworkers' Federation and European Trade Union Confederation again stage protest actions against detrimental plans of austerity imposed on European countries.

14 December, 2010Birlesik Metal-Is celebrates bittersweet legal victory for Sinter Metal workers in Turkey after two years' struggle for reinstatement.

14 December, 2010At the ITUC conference in Moscow, IMF affiliates joined the Newly Independent States (NIS) in their demands that the government and employers respect fundamental rights guaranteed by ILO Conventions.