14 January, 2009Around 3,000 miners have been sacked. The unions have been organising their response and demanding a solution to the situation.

20 February, 2009Executive Committee members adopt a resolution in solidarity with workers at General Motors and across the sector.

11 February, 2009An Indonesian union has won a historic case against a company manager found guilty of violating local and international labour regulations.

12 December, 2008At least nine FSPMI members were injured and three detained by the police during a demonstration for increase of minimum wages.

10 December, 2008After completing the age of 62 brother Dyvadheenam, former IMF representative for South Asia, passed away in India.

5 December, 2008Juan Linares Montufar and Carlos Pavon Campos have been arrested but no reason has been given for their arrest.

5 December, 2008In the Fifth March of the Working Class, the country's trade union centrals brought together 35,000 workers and presented their proposals to combat the financial crisis to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Brazilian Congress.

27 January, 2009KMWU's "one union, one worksite" initiative to organise the precariously employed proves positive for migrant workers threatened with job dismissals.

22 January, 2009Labour leaders meet with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to urge immediate action in wake of increasing violence and repression against miners' union in Mexico.

14 January, 2009The International Metalworkers' Federation welcomes the Resolution of the UN Security Council calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza