4 March, 2010130 jobs secured at Automotive Lighting in Reutlingen, Germany after a three week strike.
2 March, 2010International Metalworkers' Federation CIS regional office together with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung foundation organized a seminar in Almaty on consolidation and tackling problems of the trade union movement in Kazakhstan in response to the financial crisis.
25 February, 2010The International Metalworkers' Federation's Working Party on Trade, Employment and Development discusses the social and economic impacts of Free Trade Agreements and their potential challenge to solidarity.
24 February, 2010Following the loss of 900 jobs at the closed Cardiff Bosch plant, metalworkers across Europe unite in action to defend jobs.
25 March, 2010ITUC launches a three step youth oriented campaign Change The World aimed at attracting young people to join trade unions.
22 March, 2010The trade union at the Mining Company Los Quenuales filed a criminal complaint for tax evasion against the mining company, which is a subsidiary of the multinational Glencore.
16 March, 2011Under the umbrella of JTUC-RENGO, IMF-JC and other trade unions in Japan have set up a special account to receive donations for trade union members who have lost so much as a result of the 2011 Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami.
15 November, 2010The agreement, valid for 165,000 workers in the metal industry and mining sector, was reached in the third round after a 17-hour marathon negotiation achieving a conclusion on November 6.
11 November, 2010On the occasion of the G20 meeting in Seoul, the global union movement calls for the Korean government to honour its international commitments and respect workers' rights.
