11 September, 2007IMF commends Gerdau for raising funds for people affected by the recent earthquake in Peru, but calls on the company to also stop the anti-trade union practices it adopts in Peru and Colombia.

4 September, 2007Detailed report proves allegations against Gómez are unfounded and fraudulent

4 September, 2007Sporting a new modern look and featuring metalworking in Brazil, the latest edition of IMF's journal Metal World is available now on the IMF website.

3 September, 2007Participants at the IMF Central Committee, to be held in Brazil later this year, will find a very strong trade union movement particularly in the metalworking sector.

3 September, 2007In 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay began a process of establishing a Common Market, known as Mercosul. This report examines the challenges trade unions face in influencing the direction of the Mercosul, a market in which the auto and metalworking sectors play a significant role.

3 September, 2007Temporary, casual, insecure and contingent work is on the rise in the metal working sector, according to a recent IMF survey.

3 July, 2007Five shots were fired at the porter's lodge at the union offices. Fortunately, nobody was hit.

7 August, 2007Identifies strategies for improved social and environmental conditions.

14 August, 200720 SNTMMSRM members wounded, 15 detained, 1 dead

14 June, 2007Issue focuses on Zimbabwean workers and building sustainable unions in Africa.