Strike in Tuzla shipyard16 June, 2008Limter İş holds day long strike following the death of another shipbuilding worker in the Tuzla shipyards in Turkey.
ILO asks the Mexican government to resolve its dispute with the miners' union25 June, 2008The Freedom of Association Committee makes nine recommendations to the Mexican government with a view to ending the two-year conflict
"We have to get the results more quickly!"2 July, 2009Jyrki Tapio Raina (49) was elected as the new IMF General Secretary at the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden in May 2009. During the next four years he will lead one of the oldest Global Union Federations uniting metalworkers all over the world.
Affiliates condemn military coup in Honduras2 July, 2009The IMF Regional Office demands the immediate reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya, the return of democratic institutions and the restoration of constitutional order in Honduras.