24 August, 2004The Parliament of Bangladesh has passed a bill granting limited workers' association rights in the country's export processing zones from November 1, 2006. "Incomplete, but a step in the right direction," say trade unions.
19 May, 2004The IMF has urged General Motors to allow union representation elections at its Brazilian plant as well as address problems of health and safety.
22 April, 2004Although trade unions have a great responsibility for keeping workers informed about health and safety on the job, the main responsibility for preventing work-related accidents and health risks lies with the employer.
25 October, 1999The transnational automaker backs down on job suspensions following the one-day strike in Minas Gerais.
20 October, 1999The growing informal sector poses a serious threat to the whole industrial relations system. Read IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi's column under IMF Opinion on this website.
19 October, 1999The growing informal sector is posing a serious threat to the whole industrial relations system and all sectors of the economy are concerned, including the metal industry.
17 October, 1999Three young Nazis have been detained for the murder of a trade union activist in Stockholm last week.
17 October, 1999French metal union says that the French-German alliance represented by this merger is the beginning of a greater European cooperation.
16 October, 1999Finnish journalists on visit to Karelia are hopeful that Russia is not doomed to sustained economic failure.
