29 July, 2010Thousands of Indonesian workers demonstrated in front of Parliament House demanding better social security protection and health insurance.
29 July, 2010KMWU seeks a special round of collective bargaining for illegal dispatch workers at Hyundai and at other automotive and manufacturing companies after a Supreme Court ruling on an unfair dismissal of an irregular worker.
29 July, 2010The Mexican Miners' Union and the Mexican Electrical Workers' Union agree to form a strong trade union front in Mexico, starting with sending a solidarity caravan to Cananea to coincide with the third anniversary of the mine workers' strike that began on July 30, 2007.
27 July, 2010A "Justice for Colombia" delegation, including IMF general secretary Jyrki Raina, visit Colombia to maintain international pressure on newly-elected Colombian government for improved human and trade union rights.
24 August, 2010European unions, including metalworkers, will mobilize on September 29 in a Day of Action against the excessive austerity measures being pursued by European governments.
24 August, 2010The miners' union has won an injunction confirming the legality of the strike at the Cananea mine. The miners who were forcibly removed by the police in June have returned to the mine and are continuing their strike.
24 August, 2010Leaders of union federations and plant unions participated in an IMF workshop to discuss restructuring of the Thai metalworkers union, TEAM, which was established ten years ago and is made up of in-house unions.
19 August, 2010Tell the Mexican Government to respect workers' rights and stop the violence at the Johnson Controls Interiors in Puebla, Mexico
