The right to strike is at the centre of Korea's labour struggle19 December, 2008Arrest and imprisonment has not deterred Gab-Deuk Jung, president of the KMWU, from fighting for industry-wide collective bargaining and protecting the rights of workers to form unions.
New issue of Metal World is available.22 December, 2008New Metal World reports about recent U.S. elections and hope for change inspired by Barack Obama, gives a special report about mechanical engineering, and profiles Gab-Deuk Jung, KMWU president, and his union fight for workers' rights.
Siderperu (Gerdau) workers still not reinstated14 January, 2009No satisfactory solution has yet been found to the situation of the Siderperu workers sacked at the end of last year, despite the efforts of the union, the IMF's Gerdau Group Global Committee and other sister organisations.
IMF lodges unprecedented ILO complaint5 February, 2009Protection contracts violate ILO Convention 87, says new complaint against Mexico submitted by IMF.
IMF World Congress preparations underway20 February, 2009Leaders from IMF affiliates around the world met in Geneva, Switzerland on February 19 for an extraordinary meeting of the IMF Executive Committee to prepare for the 32nd IMF World Congress.
Indonesian sisters jailed for fighting against precarious employment19 March, 2009Two sisters face up to six years imprisonment after their company targeted them for trying to organize precarious workers.
Sidelpa closure puts 400 out of work25 June, 2009280 Sidelpa workers are in permanent assembly after Gerdau announced the closure of the company, located in Cali. The IMF Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean calls on trade unions to show solidarity with their colleagues.
