28 September, 2007Umicore pledges to respect human and workers' rights in international agreement on sustainable development.

26 September, 2007ITUC report documents murder, violence and intimidation against trade unionists worldwide.

7 August, 2007Identifies strategies for improved social and environmental conditions.

10 October, 2007CNM/CUT and CNTM/FS to monitor conditions at suppliers of multinationals with IFAs and approach leading Brazilian multinationals about signing an IFA.

4 October, 2007The new Swedish union will represent 500,000 members making it the largest union in the private sector.

14 August, 200720 SNTMMSRM members wounded, 15 detained, 1 dead

12 September, 2007Within a two week period, five workers die due to unsafe working conditions.

12 October, 2007The new company will be the world's largest zinc group employing 4,500 workers.

27 July, 2007As many as 600 workers will be out of work at one of the oldest Ford facilities in Australia by 2010, further 3,500 other jobs will also be lost.

20 September, 2010Workers have little to celebrate on Mexico' 200th Day of Independence, as the Mexican Miners' Union holds its 15th National Forum in Cananea to show support for striking workers who suffered their most recent violent attack on their rights one week earlier.