Rights abuses against Ugandan metalworkers escalate11 July, 2008IMF calls on management at Kasese Cobalt to resume contract negotiations and reinstate 116 workers unfairly dismissed for demonstrating outside of administration offices.
Zimbabwean metalworkers face grim future14 July, 2008NEWU regional offices forced to close while membership drops dramatically as companies shut down operations amidst Zimbabwe's economic collapse.
Mercosur unions seek quality employment18 July, 2008Metalworker unions from Mercosur countries examine the impact of trade liberalisation on industrial production and development and the need for advancing labour and social provisions in trade agreements at a seminar this week.
Agreement reached with Alstom in Croatia19 August, 2008Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concludes collective agreement with Alstom, securing wage rises for all 678 workers.
Agreement reached at Siemens in Prague27 August, 2008Agreement reached between Siemens and union on redundancy provisions for possible plant closure next year.
STEFAN PRZYBYSZEWSKI4 September, 2008As a long standing member of Solidarność, Stefan Przybyszewski is no stranger to trade union struggles. These days he is focused on the fight for equal rights for all workers, whether permanently or temporarily employed.
Unions press for IFA with Fiat4 September, 2008Italian autoworkers are calling for a "globalisation of rights" for the more than 185,000 workers employed by Fiat Group worldwide.
It is feasible to reopen Pasta de Conchos mine8 September, 2008The technical officer who produced the post-explosion report on the Pasta de Conchos mine tells a Mexican press conference it is possible to reopen the mine to recover the bodies of the 63 miners who died on 19 February 2006.
Canadian Auto Workers and Magna Sign Historic Agreement24 October, 2007Union and auto parts supplier develop a new way of working together that would cover 18,000 Magna employees in Canada when implemented.
AFL-CIO lodges complaint with the ILO30 October, 2007AFL-CIO accuses the US National Labor Relations Board of "systematic efforts to deny workers' rights in violation of international labour standards"
