22 January, 2008From January 22 to January 26 millions of people, organisations, networks and trade unions from around the world will participate in a World Social Forum global day of action and mobilization to show that another world is possible.
22 January, 2008A tentative national collective agreement for metalworkers, reached on January 19, will now be voted on by all metalworkers in Italy.
16 January, 2008Police and military attack striking Cananea workers fighting for better wages and health and safety improvements.
6 November, 2008Metalworkers throughout Germany stage temporary work stoppages for eight per cent pay increase.
30 January, 2009Metalworkers strike for job security, fair wages, and secure pensions amidst global financial crisis.
28 January, 2009"The measured success of the policies adopted today will be in actions that will generate stable employment and encourage redistribution of wealth rather than a return to the volatility of markets and short-term profit-taking," argues IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi in his latest opinion column.
27 January, 2009Brazil's trade unions are worried about the effects of the financial crisis and growing unemployment and are taking action to protect workers' interests.
25 February, 2009The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union renewed the IMF's campaign for a global ban on asbestos at the opening of a new Asbestos Disease and Research Institute.
