26 June, 2006Meeting in Oslo, the IMF Executive Committee vowed to support Napoleon Gomez Urrutia and the Mexican miners' union in their fight against government interference in union affairs.
2 July, 2007KMWU conducts strikes and protests against the Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on June 30.
23 March, 2007A new cancer prevention guide, reveals that over 600,000 deaths a year -- one death every 52 seconds -- are caused by occupational cancer, making up almost one-third of all work-related deaths.
20 March, 2007Occupational cancer is the single largest cause of work-related deaths, but the risks have been down-played by governments, health and safety enforcement agencies and employers. Addressing the workplace cancer issue takes a combination of awareness raising and action in the workplace and company-wide.
16 October, 2007Collective agreement reached with GM covers more than 400,000 U.S. active workers, retirees and surviving spouses.
16 October, 2007As November deadline looms, Cochlear workers fighting for union representation are in the spotlight in a new TV ad.
15 October, 2007The international mission aims to bring about health and safety improvements for Indian ship breaking workers.
15 October, 2007IMF affiliate REPAM could soon face additional difficulties with organizing workers in Belarus, if the new draft Law of Trade Unions is adopted by Lukashenka's regime.
