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General strikes hit Spain

20 junio, 2002Millions of people supported trade union calls for general strikes on June 20.

Korean union leaders released!

2 julio, 2002Two more trade union leaders have been released from prison as a result of international solidarity action on June 27.

KMWU ends week-long strike

26 julio, 2007Korean metalworkers win wage gains and improved conditions.

Cochlear workers' fight for union representation

17 agosto, 2007Join the Listen UP Cochlear campaign to ensure that workers have the right to chose union representation.

Metalworkers and the Mercosul

3 septiembre, 2007In 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay began a process of establishing a Common Market, known as Mercosul. This report examines the challenges trade unions face in influencing the direction of the Mercosul, a market in which the auto and metalworking sectors play a significant role.

Asbestos use increasing across Asia

31 agosto, 2007International Ban Asbestos Secretariat publishes Killing the Future, a report on Asbestos Use in Asia.

US Steelworkers get paper mill to end bulk chlorine

23 agosto, 2007Up to 1.1 million workers and residents are safer thanks to the union's efforts.

Workers killed in Turkish shipyard

12 septiembre, 2007Within a two week period, five workers die due to unsafe working conditions.

NEWU member beaten and arrested in Zimbabwe crackdown

24 septiembre, 2007Leafleting deemed criminal under Mugabe's bizarre and brutal dictatorship.

Belarus union bows to government pressure

21 julio, 2002The FTUB leadership elects deputy head of Lukashenko's presidential administration as the trade union federation's new president.

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