One more Samsung worker dies -- activists arrested7 April, 2010Park Ji-yeon, a young worker from Samsung semiconductor factory in Onyang, dies on March 31 at the age of 23 of leukemia. Korean unions and SHARPS activists insist it is an occupational cancer and demand accountability of the company.
CNM/CUT announces support for Gripen bid7 April, 2010CNM/CUT metalworkers' union and the Swedish metalworkers' union IF Metall give their support to a Swedish bid to re-equip Brazil with supersonic aircraft, citing its benefits for workers of the sector and for Brazil.
Support US miners locked out by Rio Tinto14 April, 2010Miners locked out of Rio Tinto's site in Boron, California make their demands for a fair contract to shareholders attending the company's AGM in London on April 15.
Canada-EU free trade talks threaten public interest20 April, 2010Secret details released about Canada-European Union free trade talks show public procurement policies and the right to regulate in the public interest are under threat.
Eyewitness account of events in Kyrgyzstan on April 7 to 8, 201021 April, 2010A report by Vadim Borisov, IMF Regional Representative for CIS Countries
Political unrest in Kyrgyzstan21 April, 2010In an eyewitness account of mass protests in Kyrgyzstan, IMF Regional Representative for CIS Countries reports on the events of April 7 and 8 and gives an overview of what is occurring in the country as political unrest continues.
Agreement reached with Mahle on Turkey operations22 April, 2010Mahle signs an agreement about freedom of association at its plant in Turkey.
International Workers' Memorial Day 2010: Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!22 April, 2010Under the global theme adopted by the Global Unions for 2010, "Unions Make Work Safer," metalworkers across the world commemorate the 15th international commemoration day for dead and injured workers this April 28.
Taiwanese electronics workers fight for rights29 April, 2010IMF gives support to touch screen manufacturing workers fighting for basic rights at Young Fast Optoelectronics in Taiwan, a company that supplies to Samsung, LG, HTC and Google.
Turkish workers protest in Taksim Square on May Day2 May, 2010Workers and unions celebrate May Day in Taksim Square for the first time in more than 30 years; global unions, including the IMF, show support and pledge to coordinate continued solidarity actions to defend workers' rights in Turkey.
