8 December, 2011The strike against US-based Freeport-McMoRan by the ICEM-affiliated PT Freeport Workers' Union runs into its 11th week. The union plans another notice to extend the strike to January 15, 2012.
8 December, 2011Members of the International Association of Machinists voted on December 8 to accept an agreement with Boeing that includes a firm commitment to future manufacturing in Puget Sound and Portland.
2 December, 2011International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation started campaign in support of six trade union leaders sentenced in Pakistan.
1 December, 2011UNI Global Union has released a video in support of the workers at Atento Mexico fighting for their right to have a democratic and independent trade union.
1 December, 2011IMF delegation discusses trade union strategies on globalization with All-China Federation of Trade Unions in Shanghai.
22 November, 2011360 representatives from IMF affiliates in 47 countries are on their way to IMF meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 5-8.
12 July, 2011Affiliates from 16 African countries met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 6th and 7th July 2011 to discuss progress of the women's programme, the implementation of the IMF action programme and the creation of the new global union federation.
7 July, 2011Mineworker Roberto Arellano was killed June 30 at the mine of La Cienega, in Durango, Mexico. The IMF and ICEM join their Mexican affiliate Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana (SNTMMSRM) and demand adoption of laws to penalize employers who demonstrate criminal negligence.
6 July, 2011The Global Labour University (GLU) invites trade union and labour activists to apply for a Masters programme on Labour and Globalization at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The deadline for applications for the Witwatersrand programme is July 31, 2011.
6 July, 2011At a court hearing in Turin the public prosecutor demanded a 20 year jail sentence for the owners and top management of the multinational Eternit Group for wilfully and maliciously causing an ecological disaster that resulted in numerous deaths from asbestos.
