15 June, 2010Global Unions issued a set of principles on temporary agency work aimed to address the exploitation and abuse of workers provided by temporary work agencies as well as the damage to regular employment relationships caused by the misuse of these agencies.

25 May, 2010Shop stewards from SONASID/ArcelorMittal demand respect of labour law and of the Global Agreement on Health & Safety at Moroccan sites.

25 May, 2010IMF video in Arabic on organising workers in Export Processing Zones launched at Seminar held at Berrchid, Morocco, on workers' rights.

25 May, 2010Mario García Ortiz, a trade union leader, was detained and then the victim of a brutal assault. A delegation of union leaders that sought an explanation for the detention were beaten and threatened by police. Workers stopped production at ArcelorMittal and marched in repudiation of this attack on Section 271 of the mining union.

25 May, 2010After four years in force, the international framework agreement with the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group has been renewed and expanded.

20 May, 2010IMF calls on affiliates to take urgent action against the assault on Johnson Controls organizers in Mexico. As featured in the latest issue of Metal World, workers at Johnson Controls trying to establish a representative union in place of a protection contract face dismissals, intimidation and violence.

20 May, 2010Documentary on Turkish women workers' struggle features at Geneva Labour Film Shorts Festival 2010, which brings the voices of workers to light in the face of the financial crisis.

20 May, 2010Workers at Renault, Bosch, Volvo and Volkswagen assembly plants in Greater Curitiba demand a bigger share of company profits.

20 May, 2010USW and AFL-CIO denounce President Felipe Calderon's repression of workers' rights during his visit to Washington, D.C. and call on the U.S. Government to raise the issue with the Mexican President.

18 May, 2010Aiming for a trade agreement that breaks with the past, trade union leaders call on governments to consult and work openly during talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement.