3 March, 2011According to the European Metalworkers' Federation, the Netherlands is Belarus' second biggest trade partner after Russia. Its share in total Belarus exports is 11.1 per cent. EMF calls for the introduction of economic sanctions against Belarus. Stopping the oil transit to the Netherlands would be the most effective form of pressure on the regime.
23 April, 2010IMF affiliates in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific met on April 16-17 in Singapore to discuss the implementation of IMF's Action Programme at the regional and national level.
22 April, 2010Unions demanding Justice at Vale take their message to the Brazilian State Legislative Assembly calling for an investigation into the company's unethical business practices.
21 April, 2010In an eyewitness account of mass protests in Kyrgyzstan, IMF Regional Representative for CIS Countries reports on the events of April 7 and 8 and gives an overview of what is occurring in the country as political unrest continues.
22 March, 2010Wage agreement for the metal and electronics sector in Slovenia reached after trade unions refused to accept subsistence wages.
18 March, 2010UAW calls for cleaner cars and strong climate policy to drive economic recovery and create 150,000 jobs in the U.S.
16 March, 2010IMF, ICEM and four Norwegian trade unions ask Council on Ethics of the Government Pension Fund of Norway to divest its holdings in the Mexican mining conglomerate Grupo Mexico because of alleged labor and environmental violations.
20 April, 2010Secret details released about Canada-European Union free trade talks show public procurement policies and the right to regulate in the public interest are under threat.
