Fair Deal NOW: Justice at Vale30 October, 2009Canadian and Brazilian workers at global mining company Vale are fighting for decent wages, conditions and a FAIR DEAL. The IMF and ICEM are joining forces with the United Steelworkers (USW) in a global campaign to prevent Brazilian mining giant Vale from eroding working conditions and denying basic labour rights at Vale operations worldwide.
Union leaders discuss organizing and labour rights in Moscow4 November, 2009Union leaders and activists from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan discussed organizing and labour rights at IMF conference in Moscow.
IMF to mainstream organizing non-manual workers3 November, 2009With continuous shift from manual to non-manual work, unions should look to organizing non-manual workers more effectively.
PhD Scholarships at International Centre for Development and Decent Work3 November, 2009November 15, 2009 is the deadline to apply for a PhD scholarship at the ICDD.
Italian unions divided over agreement3 November, 2009Italian metalworkers divided over the signing of a national agreement.
Global campaign against Vale gaining momentum4 November, 2009From Sweden to Korea, New Caledonia to Indonesia and Mozambique, IMF and ICEM affiliates around the world are calling on Vale to make a Fair Deal NOW and respect basic labour rights at all of its operations around the world.
Independent unions discuss joint strategies in Belarus20 January, 2010Participants of the REPAM-SPM joint seminar in Belarus examined both the external and internal threats to union development, discussed lack of protection and networking methods in union activities.
Workers at Johnson Controls in Puebla want to join miners' union26 January, 2010A campaign to discredit the Mexican miners' union has been launched in order to discourage workers from joining the union.
Union building1 February, 2010Building strong national trade unions is crucial. The strong unions which are in a permanent democratic relationship with workers, are capable of achieving real gains through collective bargaining, by organizing the unorganized, striving for trade union unity at the national level and building unions through training, education and effective exchange of information.
Give Haiti debt relief3 February, 2010International Metalworkers' Federation affiliates make donations to the recovery effort in Haiti as calls for debt relief intensify.
