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In Belgien wird am Freitag, dem 9. Oktober in Brüssel eine Sitzung und eine Demonstration stattfinden (am ‚Tour &amp; Taxis' in der nähe des Brüsseler Nordbahnhofs). An dieser Veranstaltung werden mindestens 2.000 aktive Gewerkschafter teilnehmen. Die Aktivitäten werden von den beiden größten Verbänden ACV-CSC und ABVV-FGTB unter dem Motto „menschenwürdige Arbeit gegen die Krise&quot; organisiert. Die beiden Gewerkschaften werden der belgischen Regierung ihre Prioritäten darlegen.

BELGIEN

BRAZIL: When the employers' side began to make excuses during the annual round of negotiations on pay, metalworkers organised rallies, protests and demonstrations. This struggle by IMF affiliates CNM and CNTM has resulted in major gains for metalworkers.After a series of demonstrations and protests by workers, FEM-CUT/SP, affiliated to CNM/CUT, negotiated major gains for the 53,000 metalworkers employed by Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Toyota and Honda in Sao Bernardo and Taubate. Employers agreed to a 6.53 per cent pay rise and agreed to pay an additional R$2,800 (US$1570) bonus. The 6.53 per cent takes account of the annual inflation rate of 4.44 per cent, based on the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) and includes a real increase of 2 per cent. The agreement also included a series of social benefits.Meanwhile, 6,000 metalworkers at Renault-Nissan and Volvo, affiliated to CNTM/FS unions, won the biggest pay rise in the country's manufacturing sector this year, according to the trade union research institute DIEESE. They won a real increase of 3% plus the 4.44 inflation rate, totalling 7.57 per cent, and a bonus payment of R$2,000 (US$ 1,110) for each worker. &quot;The pay rise won by the Curitiba Metalworkers' Union for Renault and Volvo workers is important and will have a positive influence on other negotiations that are scheduled to take place over the next six months&quot; said Miguel Torres, president of the São Paulo and Mogi das Cruzes Metalworkers' Union and vice president of Força Sindical.Valter Sanches, CNM General Secretary, said that the agreement in the auto sector &quot;is a major victory after a year in which Brazil, especially the metalworking sector, was affected by the international crisis. The sector has lost approximately 210,000 jobs since October 2008, after a gain of 700,000 since 2003.&quot; Sanches said that at the beginning of the year, metalworkers took the lead in negotiations with employers and the government about how to deal with the crisis and avoid job losses.

The FEM-CUT/SP, affiliated to CNM/CUT, and the Greater Curitiba Metalworkers' Union, affiliated to the CNTM/FS, have won a pay rise that will have a positive influence on other negotiations in the sector.

Brazilian metalworkers win major gains in annual pay round

1. CGT-FO CGT FO will be holding an International Conference on the 7 October 2009 as part of their National Confederation Committee, which will focus on discussions with foreign unionists about the Economic crisis and International Union Action.   On the 7 October FO will also be preparing for their National Conference that meets end of October. The goal of this conference is to coordinate and reinforce union intervention for the defence of employee rights in the face of the economic crisis. 2.  On 7 October as part of a joint strategy five French IMF affiliates CFDT, &quot;Force Ouvrière&quot; de la Métallurgie - FO, FGMM-CFDT, CGT, CFTC and CFE-CGC, together with FSU, Solidaires and UNSA are going to hold in common meetings, rallies, gatherings and press conferences, industrial actions, debates and meetings with union officials all over France.

FRANCE

Der Metallgewerkschaftsbund in Montenegro druckt eine serbische Version des Posters und der Broschüre und wird diese an die Mitglieder verteilen (vielleicht mit einem Begleitschreiben). Zudem wird anlässlich der Kampagne eine Pressekonferenz organisiert und das Informationsmaterial den Medien vorgestellt. Da der 7. Oktober der Welttag für menschenwürdige Arbeit ist, wird unser Dachverband an diesem Tag etwas organisieren. Die Metallgewerkschaft wird zudem die globale Kampagne des IMB vorstellen.

MONTENEGRO

Medlemsförbunden i Indonesien samarbetar för att anordna stora demonstrationer den 4 oktober (söndag). Indonesiska versioner av IMFs material håller på att tas fram.

INDONESIEN

VASAS plant derzeit in einigen großen Städten sowie in Budapest die Durchführung von Flashmob-Aktionen. Junge Gewerkschaftsmitglieder sollen dabei etwas Außergewöhnliches durchführen, um die Passanten auf das Problem aufmerksam zumachen. Diese jungen ‚Darsteller' sollen T-Shirts und Mützen mit dem Logo des IMB bzw. der Gewerkschaft (VASAS) tragen.Die IMB-Broschüren sind ins Ungarische übersetzt worden und werden vor Ort gedruckt und verteilt.

UNGARN

VASAS tänker anordna flash mob-aktioner i en del större städer i Ungern, förutom i Budapest. Syftet är att förmå unga fackföreningsmedlemmar att göra något uppseendeväckande, och dra de förbipasserandes uppmärksamhet till problemet. De unga &quot;aktörerna&quot; kommer att klä sig i t-tröjor och kepsar med IMFs och VASAs märken.IMFs flygblad har översatts till ungerska, och kommer att tryckas och distribueras lokalt.

UNGERN

Proiezione il 7 ottobre del documentario evento Yes Men- sotto la guida di UNI e sostenuta da altre GUF.

GINEVRA

Am 7. Oktober 7 wird der Dokumentarfilm ‚Yes Men' vorgeführt - veranstaltet von der UNI mit Unterstützung anderer GUFs.

GENF

ITALY: Six ThyssenKrupp executives from various ranks of management at the German company&#039;s Turin operations will stand trial for the deaths of seven steelworkers who were killed in a plant fire December 6, 2007.ThyssenKrupp&#039;s CEO for Italy will face murder charges and if convicted, could face up to 21 years in prison. Five other executives are facing charges ranging from manslaughter to criminal omission of anti-accident measures.The case is the first of its kind in Italy - workplace deaths resulting in a murder trial.Following the plant blaze, which workers argue was due to poor health and safety standards, Italian affiliates of the International Metalworkers&#039; Federation organized an eight hour strike at all ThyssenKrupp enterprises and proposed a National Day of Struggle of Metalworkers of Italy on December 14 to get controlled health and safety conditions at all workplaces.The trial is scheduled for January 15, 2009.

Six executives from the Italian unit of German steel maker ThyssenKrupp were indicted on charges ranging from manslaughter to murder for their involvement in the December 2007 steel plant fire that killed seven workers.

Tragedy at steel factory in Turin

ThyssenKrupp execs on trial for murder

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