5 December, 2008Juan Linares Montufar and Carlos Pavon Campos have been arrested but no reason has been given for their arrest.
5 December, 2008In the Fifth March of the Working Class, the country's trade union centrals brought together 35,000 workers and presented their proposals to combat the financial crisis to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Brazilian Congress.
20 February, 2009Executive Committee members adopt a resolution in solidarity with workers at General Motors and across the sector.
11 February, 2009An Indonesian union has won a historic case against a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour regulations.
22 January, 2009Labour leaders meet with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to urge immediate action in wake of increasing violence and repression against miners' union in Mexico.
14 January, 2009The International Metalworkers' Federation welcomes the Resolution of the UN Security Council calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
16 March, 2009Bulgarian union Metallicy restarted a series of protests seeking to save Bulgaria's largest steel plant Kremikovtzi and demanded from the government to develop restructuring and compensation programs.
6 March, 2009In honour of International Women's Day, affiliates of the IMF and EMF will meet to discuss how women's precarious employment impacts on families and communities.
