Rubber bullets repress minimum wage demands in Batam 1 December, 2011Hundreds of thousands of workers descended on the streets in Batam in the Indonesian Riau Islands province known for its free trade zone, demanding decent minimum wages. They were met with rubber bullets and tear gas.
ICEM signs Global Agreement with Petrobras of Brazil1 December, 2011The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, the world's third largest energy company.
Indonesian unions target growth and build cooperation5 December, 2011Indonesian union leaders explained how cooperation and targeted organizing led to growth at the IMF Indonesian Project Meeting in Indonesia. The meeting was part of a 3-month project supported by SASK.
IMF Executive takes further steps to new global union7 December, 2011The IMF Executive Committee met in Jakarta on December 6, one day prior to the Central Committee, to discuss IMF's position on the political goals and statutes of the new global union organization to be established in June 2012.
Gerdau Workers' World Council meets8 December, 2011November 23-25 the Gerdau Workers' World Council met in Paipa, Colombia. The Council approved an action plan for 2011-2012 that will be distributed shortly to all unions belonging to the Council.
Philippine unions tackle labour issues together8 December, 2011IMF affiliate Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and the Philippine Metalworkers Alliance (PMA), presented a united front to their Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE). A commitment to engage in joint actions was made by both unions at the IMF National Leadership Workshop for the first time.
Organising informal workers in Tanzania12 December, 2011TUICO has taken up the challenge to organise workers in the informal sector.
IMF welcomes Herman Ntlatleng to the Africa Regional Office12 December, 2011Herman Ntlatleng will start in January 2012 as IMF's Regional Officer.
NEWU joins the ZCTU in commemorating World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day12 December, 2011The National Engineering Workers Union of Zimbabwe (NEWU) joined the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in commemorating the World Aids Day under the theme "Getting to Zero" under which the ZCTU and its affiliated trade union's commit to working towards eradicating the HIV pandemic. At the same time ZCTU also commemorated Human Rights Day.
Global Unions highlight WTO failure and propose remedies14 December, 2011In a statement in the run-up to the 8th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, December 15-17, The Global Unions make a joint statement criticizing the WTO for failing to address fundamental problems, and propose remedies.
