26 October, 2009A new publication reports on the global electronics sector's failure to be socially responsible and calls for greater involvement of trade unions and civil society organisations in the regulation and control of the industry.
21 October, 2009The Colombian trade union leader Albeiro Martinez has died from a heart attack at the age of 49. He lived his last five years in Chile in order to protect his life and that of his family after receiving death threats because of his trade union work in Colombia.
1 December, 2008Six executives from the Italian unit of German steel maker ThyssenKrupp were indicted on charges ranging from manslaughter to murder for their involvement in the December 2007 steel plant fire that killed seven workers.
6 October, 2008Speech to GUF/ACTRAV forum at the ILO on "Towards Social Justice: applying labour standards to precarious workers"
6 October, 2008Kick off of the IMF health and safety project in the steel and non-ferrous sectors in the Balkans.
