1 April, 2008Colombian workers have accepted BHP Billiton's offer on pay, safety improvements and the employment of subcontracted workers. This ends the strike that began on February 27.
27 March, 2008Strike enters fifth week as workers hold firm against company demands for deep concessions, job cuts and a 50 per cent wage reduction.
27 March, 2008SINTRACARBON, the trade union to which the assassinated leader belonged, has condemned the killing and demanded the capture of those responsible. The IMF has demanded respect for human rights and trade union rights in Colombia.
26 March, 2008A ban on new Australian Workplace Agreements begins to restore the rights of Australian workers, including workers at Cochlear who are continuing to fight for a collective union agreement.
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.
14 August, 200030 per cent of the delegates to the Democratic convention in Los Angeles are union members.
14 August, 2000The WTO is a "nightmare" for developing countries, says a report presented to the UN's sub-commission on the protection of human right.
9 August, 2000Trade union membership in the labour force has declined in many countries, according to a U.N. report.
2 August, 2000Klaus Zwickel, president of Germany's IG Metall, calls for "einer grosser Koalition" against right-wing extremism and xenophobia.
