27 April, 2012The court ruling recognizes the truth, that the union leader never committed a crime, says Mexican miners' union.
26 April, 2012Building up unity among unions was the main agenda for a Thai Leadership Forum held in Bangkok on April 20. The Forum, supported by the Solidarity Centre and FES, resulted in a new action plan for building union co-operation in the sectors covered by IndustriALL Global Union in Thailand.
23 April, 2012Buckling to massive international pressure mounted by unions, activists and human rights defenders, Serbian authorities free Hasan Abazi , President of the Independent Metalworkers' Union of Kosovo International.
3 April, 2012Benteler workers in Russia win the strike over recognition of their union. On April 2 the administration of the plant issued an official statement accepting negotiations with the Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).
3 April, 2012Despite a ban on sandblasting announced by many brands some time ago, according to a recent report, sandblasting is still used in the production of artificially worn-out jeans. Large factories in poor countries continue using the deadly technique notorious for its health risks to workers.
3 April, 20128,000 unionists and supporters rally in Alma, Quebec, on behalf of 780 Rio Tinto locked-out members of the United Steelworkers.
2 April, 2012Apple finally admits to issues in it's supply chain, with the release of the Fair Labour Association (FLA) report on March 29, but identifying the problem is only a first step, Apple must rely on workers themselves to monitor the labour conditions in the production of its products, not on auditors alone.
1 April, 2012Over ten million workers supported a general national strike in Spain on March 29 called by two major union federations CC.OO and UGT.
30 March, 2012Members of the ITUA went on strike after repeated attempts to negotiate with the company failed. VW workers at a neighbouring plant pledge solidarity.
30 March, 2012Mr. Hasan Abazi, President of the SPMK Industrial Union, was arrrested on March 28 in the Southern Serbia while travelling to Zagreb to attend a meeting of three European trade union federations, EMF, EMCEF, ETUF-TCL.
