5 May, 2008Carlos Pavón, spokesperson for the miners' union, said that Grupo Mexico cannot close the mine because a collective agreement is in force. He said that the company is only trying to frighten the workers.
23 April, 2008IMF White Paper and documentary exposing deadly rights violations and corruption on the part of the Mexican Government and mining giant, Grupo México, has metalworkers mobilized.
23 April, 2008Workers in South Africa forced a Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe to leave the South African port of Durban after failing to unload.
22 April, 2008This International Workers' Memorial Day, April 28, the IMF calls for a ban on the use of asbestos, particularly in countries in Asia.
8 July, 2008260,000 temporary workers in Switzerland win wage increases, medical insurance, and health and safety improvements under historic new national collective agreement.
3 July, 2008ILO Committee on Freedom of Association calls on Korean government to investigate and remedy alleged anti-union acts against falsely subcontracted workers and requests that obstruction of business laws are brought into line with freedom of association principles.
27 May, 2008In February 2008, two workers were victims of a workplace accident. Given the lack of information about the incident, the CNMM asked the government to investigate. We now know the identities and state of health of the two workers.
