25 June, 2008Three workers have died in the last two weeks at the shipyard at the Subic Bay in the Philippines. The IMF will raise issue of safety and health in shipbuilding at the forthcoming ILO World Congress on Safety and Health at Work.
25 June, 2008The Freedom of Association Committee makes nine recommendations to the Mexican government with a view to ending the two-year conflict
23 June, 2008The EU adopts new rules on return of irregular migrants including tough clauses on detention and re-entry.
6 October, 2008Metalworkers around the world mobilize against precarious work on October 7, a World Day for Decent Work.
3 October, 2008Workers at major auto industry plants in Brazil went on strike during September in support of their demands for improved pay.
24 September, 2008Members of Unite and USW were "Workers Uniting" outside Potosh Corporation's analyst's meeting in an effort to press the company to return to the bargaining table and reach settlement.
23 September, 2008Following a wave of strikes, the South Korean government has unleashed a massive attack against the Korean Metal Workers' Union targeting more than 75 of the union's key leaders for arrest or investigation.
