14 June, 2007The IMF regional office in Africa works closely with affiliates to build international solidarity, strengthen trade unions and improve the lives of workers. As described in this report, the challenges are enormous requiring a strategic focus on building sustainable unions as can be seen in Tanzania and Swaziland.
3 September, 2007In the spring of 2005, Alexei Etmanov went to Brazil as a member of a trade union delegation and returned to his job at a Ford plant in Russia with a totally new concept of unionism.
2 July, 2007KMWU conducts strikes and protests against the Korea U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on June 30.
16 July, 2007NUMSA and five other metal unions in South Africa sign new collective agreement with engineering employers' federation, including a wage rise of 9 per cent for lowest paid workers.
3 July, 2007IMF and affiliate AMWU signs an International Framework Agreement with Brunel, a global recruitment and service provider.
20 August, 2007Strike averted as agreement between NUMSA and seven car manufacturing companies is reached.
17 August, 2007Join the Listen UP Cochlear campaign to ensure that workers have the right to chose union representation.
10 December, 2001German metalworkers' trade union recommends a pay rise next year of between 5 and 7 per cent. Employers' association says the claim is "ignoring economic reality".
