12 May, 2003Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang receive long prison terms for their participation in a peaceful workers' protest.
8 May, 2003The telecommunications union has been incorporated into the Danish Metalworkers' Federation.
6 May, 2003Warning strikes kick off IG Metall campaign to put metalworkers in the east on par with those in the west.
4 May, 2003The German trade union movement plans protest action and alternative proposals to the chancellor's reform agenda.
28 April, 2003Proposal in favour of enhanced executive pay wins the majority at the annual meeting, but unions achieve a high vote against.
24 April, 2003On April 28, trade unions around the world will be organising events to mark the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers.
30 January, 2009Metalworkers strike for job security, fair wages, and secure pensions amidst global financial crisis.
28 January, 2009"The measured success of the policies adopted today will be in actions that will generate stable employment and encourage redistribution of wealth rather than a return to the volatility of markets and short-term profit-taking," argues IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi in his latest opinion column.
27 January, 2009Brazil's trade unions are worried about the effects of the financial crisis and growing unemployment and are taking action to protect workers' interests.
