21 October, 2010In advance of the publication of the European Commission's new industrial policy agenda, European trade union federations representing manufacturing workers came together to call for a strong industrial policy capable of underpinning Europe's industrial fabric.
20 October, 2010"Our first objective is to survive; if we stop fighting we will disappear," says Jorge Robles of UNT union when speaking on the situation for Mexican independent unions during the International Metalworkers' Federation's Strategic Meeting on Union Building held in Mexico City on October 13-14, 2010.
8 November, 2010Workers began a strike over pay at the world's third largest copper mine Collahuasi in Chile on November 5, after five days of government mediated talks failed.
8 November, 2010IMF affiliates from South-East Europe commit themselves to working on setting new paths for capacity building for the defense of workers' rights.
3 November, 2010The European Parliament adopts a series of recommendations on how to redress the disadvantage precarious women workers face.
2 November, 2010BYD Electronics, a Nokia supplier-company based in Chennai, India, on November 1 terminated workers en masse, ordered 437 others to sign a letter of apology to keep their jobs and announced an illegal lockout in response to the workers' demands for union recognition and improved conditions. IMF joins with LabourStart in calling on the Tamil Nadu government to ensure these workers' rights are respected.
2 November, 2010After 12 imprisoned Foxconn workers and union leaders are released in Chennai, India, IMF joins with LabourStart in maintaining the pressure on the Tamil Nadu government and Foxconn by demanding all criminal charges be dropped, the reinstatement of 24 suspended workers and recognition of the FITS union.
22 July, 2009The situation for some 700 workers on strike at Toshiba Indonesia grows worse each day, but together we can win this fight for basic labour rights and working conditions at Toshiba locations worldwide. The International Metalworkers' Federation and the 25 million metalworkers we represent joins Toshiba Indonesia workers on strike in demanding that the company negotiate in good faith with FSPMI, pay all wages owed workers since April, restore health care coverage for workers on strike and reinstate all fired workers without sanction.
21 July, 2009International labour community urges Korean government to call off riot police and water cannons immediately and to stop using violence to resolve industrial disputes.
20 July, 2009A German delegation travelled to Russia to meet with the country's prime minister and Russian unions.
