Metalworking in Brazil3 September, 2007Participants at the IMF Central Committee, to be held in Brazil later this year, will find a very strong trade union movement particularly in the metalworking sector.
Audit confirms no funds missing4 September, 2007Detailed report proves allegations against Gómez are unfounded and fraudulent
South African autoworkers negotiate wage and benefit gains20 August, 2007Strike averted as agreement between NUMSA and seven car manufacturing companies is reached.
Tristar workers fight IR laws4 March, 2007Workers at Australian Tristar factory fight potential loss of redundancy benefits, which could be lost due to new industrial relations laws.
IMF member to receive Nobel Prize20 October, 2002Koichi Tanaka, a biotech engineer and member of the Shimadzu Workers' Union, has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his important work in the field of mass spectrometry.
120,000 strikers back at work5 November, 2002Walkout called off as Korean government announces it will delay legislation dealing with the five-day workweek.
IMF holds workshops in Ukraine and Russia4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.
IMF-JC to prioritise job security9 December, 2002The IMF's Japanese affiliate has decided not to seek a unified basic monthly pay hike during next spring's "shunto".
Trade unionists set free in Zimbabwe11 December, 2002The nine trade union leaders were detained while attending a symposium of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.
