20 March, 2012Trade unionists in Swaziland have understood that above all else, there is strength in unity. The new federation unites workers and strengthens the labour movement's ability to build a broad based movement for democracy in Swaziland.
15 March, 2012The National Engineering Workers Union (NEWU) joined the Zimbabwe Congress of trade union (ZCTU) in commemorating International Women's Day on March 10th 2012 under the theme: "Girl child emancipation a priority: decisions for life and equality a must."
15 March, 2012On March 12-15, the International Metalworkers' Federation held the first in a series of workshops within the framework of the project on Training the Trainers for the Metallurgical and Mining Industry Workers' Union of Ukraine (MMIWU).
13 March, 2012The Mexican federal police have arrested 12 trade union leaders participating in a sit-in and also arrested José Luis Solorio, General Secretary of the Honda workers' union reflecting a hardening of the Mexican government's anti-trade union policies.
10 September, 2011The well coordinated second annual global week of action for democracy and rights in Swaziland, amongst other things, raised concerns on the bailout offered by South Africa and other planned loans with neoliberal conditionalities that will enslave the Swazi people to debt repayments and block the pursuit of a developmental agenda in the future.
7 September, 2011Civil society organisations in Malawi want to see government action on demands that can be addressed immediately, as a show of commitment to reform otherwise they will go ahead with a planned protest on September 21st. There is growing impatience that little progress has been made by government to address demands despite the UN facilitated dialogue, for which civil society cancelled protest actions planned for August 17th.
7 September, 2011The General Secretary of the National Engineering Workers Union (NEWU) has been elected as the Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) at the 7th Congress that was held in Bulawayo on the 19th and 20th August 2011. Despite a tumultuous congress with contestations on several issues, Comrade Japhet Moyo enjoyed wide support to take this position.
6 September, 2011On September 1 approximately 100 independent and democratic unions and groups took part in two mass-based actions in Mexico City: the "national day of indignant Mexicans" and a rally outside the lower house of congress.
21 September, 2011ArcelorMittal has announced the idling of its 2nd blast furnace in Florange, France, from October 3, 2011 for an unspecified duration. The IMF affiliates in France, the FGMM-CFDT, FO Métaux, FGM-CGT, and CFE-CGC criticise the decision.
19 September, 2011The ITUC sent a letter to the president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili protesting rights violations on the part of the Georgian-Indian company Hercules Steel as well as the Georgian authorities. Earlier the workers of the metal plant were forced to go on strike. In response the administration, aided by the government, launched a campaign of repression.
