6 July, 2009The latest issue of Metal World, published online July 6, reports on highlights of the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, provides an overview of the global crisis and restructuring in the automotive industry and profiles Jyrki Raina, the new IMF General Secretary.

2 September, 2009Unions around the world are mobilizing and preparing for the global week of action from October 3 to 10 in the campaign against precarious work. Posters and leaflets in support of these actions are now available on the IMF website.

1 September, 2009IMF Tata World Steel Group Meeting resolves to establish a global network of unions committed to supporting one another in day-to-day union work and collective bargaining.

1 September, 2009UAW criticizes Toyota's decision to close the NUMMI plant in California, stating that thousands of workers will lose their jobs due to this 'ill-timed' decision.

31 August, 2009ITUC releases practical guidance on how to use and promote the Global Jobs Pact in response to the global economic and financial crisis.

3 August, 2009The workshop on Free Trade Agreements analysed the consequences and impact of free trade on employment and labour rights. The IMF also organised workshops on this issue in Argentina and Brazil.

30 July, 2009FSPMI threatens to auction company assets to pay compensation to locked-out workers for unpaid wages and possible unemployment.

29 July, 2009FSPMI union representatives meet with Toshiba Indonesia management seeking to resolve a dispute affecting 700 workers following solidarity support from the International Metalworkers' Federation and its affiliates.

10 August, 2009Unions call for secure jobs as a central strategy to securing the future of the shipbuilding industry beyond the current crisis.

6 August, 2009International trade union representatives are visiting Honduras in solidarity with the Honduran people to verify rights violations and demand the restoration of democracy and a return to constitutional order.