19 March, 2008Precarious work, the topic of the IMF Central Committee meeting in Brazil, represents a problem for a growing number of workers in many countries. In Belarus, IMF affiliate REPAM is confronted with a multitude of problems, one of which is precarious employment in the form of universal short-term contracts.

30 May, 2008Unions in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and the U.S. take action in support of Mexican Miners' Unions' struggle for union independence.

27 May, 2008Unions fight against irreversible neo-liberal reforms of healthcare, public services and pensions in the Czech Republic by holding a series of protests and strikes.

23 May, 2008Tenaris workers thank the unions who took solidarity action in cities around the world.

16 May, 2008Napoleón Gómez was re-elected as the union's General Secretary for the period 2008-2014 at the 35th ordinary general assembly of the Mexican miners' union.

15 May, 2008Three Finnish IMF affiliates believe Nokia should be the first Finnish company to sign an International Framework Agreement to secure basic rights for Nokia's employees around the globe.

13 May, 2008Unions hold 24-hour strike to protest company's move to increase hours of work.

7 May, 2008Film makers and labour activists turnout for 2nd annual Night of Labour Films Shorts

5 May, 2008Unions challenge government's use of "state terror" and vow to raise issues of labour and human rights abuses with ILO and ECHR.

15 April, 2008In an example of leadership, Napoleón Gómez has sent a message of encouragement, support and solidarity to workers of the union's section 65, at Cananea, who have been on strike for eight months.