101st International Labour Conference kicks off in Geneva30 May, 2012Some 6,000 delegates representing workers, employers and governments come to the International Labour Organization each year to debate international labour standards, the application of ILO Recommendations and Conventions and discuss how the tripartite body can improve workers' rights around the world.
Second issue of Metal Asia Pacific OUT NOW12 June, 2012The successful organizing of steel workers in India, the epic struggle of Hanjin workers and an interveiw with Koichiro Nishihara-san, President of IMF-JC and JAW, are all featured in the latest issue of Metal Asia-Pacific, produced by the IMF South Asia office.
American workers fight for pensions and wages3 May, 2012US Machinists strike at Caterpillar Plant in Illinois and Lockheed Aeronautics in Texas.
IMF and Ford sign international agreement30 April, 2012The IMF and Ford signed an International Framework Agreement (IFA) in Detroit on April 25. It is the first IFA with an automotive company outside of Europe.
An Indian freedom fighter30 July, 2000Shanti Patel, a 'Gandhian socialist', is for a global society - but a regulated one.
Interview with Dan Byung-ho 30 July, 2000Dan Byung-ho is a strong profile in the young Korean trade union movement. He is talking about his struggle against the Korean employers, government and police and about his time in prison.
France's 35-hour workweek22 September, 2000At the beginning of the 20th century, the official working week in France was 60 hours in six days. Now the 35-hour workweek has been introduced, in theory if not yet in practice.
One workplace, one union12 December, 2000Three different local trade unions, one blue-collar and two white-collar, have begun close cooperation at one of the Swedish multinationals, Ericsson Microwave Systems, in Mölndal.
