Israeli and Palestinian unions reach agreement 13 August, 2008IMF welcomes an historic agreement between Israeli and Palestinian trade unions.
"Indonesian workers are not slaves"22 August, 200810,000 union members in the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia kick off latest round of IMF campaign actions against precarious work.
Canadian steelworkers protest in London24 September, 2008Members of Unite and USW were "Workers Uniting" outside Potosh Corporation's analyst's meeting in an effort to press the company to return to the bargaining table and reach settlement.
Concern for situation at Gravatai auto plant19 May, 2004The IMF has urged General Motors to allow union representation elections at its Brazilian plant as well as address problems of health and safety.
All Framework Agreements14 June, 2006International Framework Agreements concluded between Transnational Companies and Global Union Federations (GUF)
Gerdau lockout ends6 December, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.
EPZs: an IMF priority for 200626 January, 2006IMF affiliates asked to provide information on Export Processing Zones and assist the IMF in developing an EPZ action plan.
Explosion at Grupo Mexico mine leaves around 65 miners trapped20 February, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.
IMF pledges support to Mexican miners26 June, 2006Meeting in Oslo, the IMF Executive Committee vowed to support Napoleon Gomez Urrutia and the Mexican miners' union in their fight against government interference in union affairs.
WTO failing on development goals27 June, 2006IMF joins calls for a new approach to the multilateral trading system.
