Mexican government attempts to bust Electrical Workers' Union16 October, 2009More than 100,000 people protest in Mexico City against power firm closure and attempted destruction of SME, an independent trade union in Mexico.
Italian metalworkers strike for eight hours12 October, 2009250,000 Italian metalworkers strike for decent jobs, employment and a national collective agreement.
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.
Nissan workers in Russia form a union19 April, 2010Workers at the Nissan plant in Kamenka near Saint-Petersburg formed a union affiliated to ITUA. Nissan management committed to good faith negotiations with the new union.
New industrial sector agreements in Sweden19 April, 2010Swedish unions secure pay increases in new industrial agreements.
Jobs, Justice and Public Service -- Getting the Economy to Work30 April, 2010Global Unions, the voice of the global labour movement, today issued a joint statement to mark May 1st 2010.
