Gerdau workers' committee demands safety policy5 August, 2009The committee is asking for a meeting with the company to discuss plant closures and union participation in safety policy at the global level.
Bosch and Brembo workers on strike in India6 August, 2009Demanding the payment of previously agreed wage rises and equal pay for equal work, precarious workers, trainees and permanent employees are taking united action at Bosch and Brembo plants in Pune, India.
Toyota Philippines: Reinstate them NOW5 May, 2009Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation, the target of a global campaign, is refusing to reinstate 136 illegally dismissed workers, despite Supreme Court and International Labour Organisation (ILO) rulings in the workers' favour.
Rights abuses escalate at Toshiba Indonesia6 May, 2009Workers on strike for recognition of their collective bargaining agreement face police attacks and mass terminations.
Union gains as Hyundai India strike ends8 May, 2009Management will respond to the union's Charter of Demands, jailed strikers are released and will return to work and disciplinary suspension of 20 strike organizers is withdrawn.
Union repression in Korea is among the worst in the world9 May, 2009The International Metalworkers´ Federation is calling on the Korean government to end labour rights abuses in Korea and bring the country´s labour laws in line with core labour standards so that all workers enjoy the rights to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
Electronics companies urged to recognise workers' right to unionise11 May, 2009At a roundtable meeting in Amsterdam with many of the world's major brand name electronics manufacturers, IMF joined with NGOs in calling on the companies to drop their hostility to trade unions and respect the rights of their workers to freedom of association.
