4 September, 2008As a long standing member of Solidarność, Stefan Przybyszewski is no stranger to trade union struggles. These days he is focused on the fight for equal rights for all workers, whether permanently or temporarily employed.

4 September, 2008Behind the razor wire fences of export processing zones in Batam, two Indonesian trade unions are leading the world in successfully organising precariously employed workers.

27 August, 200810,000 union members in the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia kick off latest round of IMF campaign actions against precarious work.

5 July, 2001Following a nine-week lockout, 87 workers at Friction Dynamics Ltd have been sacked.

5 July, 2001Close to 21,000 jobs at risk if Iscor's proposed unbundling proceeds.

3 July, 2001The IMF's general secretary underlines the need to make international institutions for world governance stronger, transparent, and having an effective social dimension.

28 June, 2001The Federation of Korean Metalworkers' Trade Unions says that the Volvo Construction Equipment Group is violating the collective agreement.

24 June, 2001Marcello Malentacchi says that manufacturing remains the most important factor in the economy of a modern country.

19 June, 2001IG Metall has concluded a collective agreement on qualification in the metal and electro industries of Baden-Württemberg.

18 June, 2001The leaders of the trade union at the Resita steel plant decide to adopt a hunger strike beginning June 19, 2001.