Indonesian workers auction factory assets, regain unpaid wages25 February, 2009Workers in Indonesia take things into their own hands after management abscond, leaving US$2.5 million in unpaid entitlements.
Workers in Ukraine seize their plant28 February, 2009Tired of lies and humiliation from their employers workers occupy one of Ukraine's biggest and oldest agricultural factories in a bid to keep it open.
Union protests safety conditions in Tuzla20 June, 2008More than 5,000 supporters join the strike action in the Tuzla shipyards calling for better health and safety.
ILO makes recommendations on irregular workers in South Korea3 July, 2008ILO Committee on Freedom of Association calls on Korean government to investigate and remedy alleged anti-union acts against falsely subcontracted workers and requests that obstruction of business laws are brought into line with freedom of association principles.
New WTO proposals on manufactured goods still imbalanced 17 July, 2008IMF and international trade union movement deeply concerned about new proposals in the NAMA negotiations at WTO, and ITUC circulates model letter to send to Ministers of Trade.
Machinists on Strike at Boeing10 September, 2008Unions around the world pledge solidarity with the 27,000 aerospace workers who walked off the job and onto the picket line at U.S. facilities in Kansas, Oregon and Washington.
Metalicy renews protests against Kremikovtzi plant closure16 March, 2009Bulgarian union Metallicy restarted a series of protests seeking to save Bulgaria's largest steel plant Kremikovtzi and demanded from the government to develop restructuring and compensation programs.
New Metal World is out now.6 April, 2009History of the IMF over the last twenty years and challenges faced by the Swedish unions trying to improve their organising efforts are described in the latest issue of Metal World.
