28 febrero, 2012On February 4, a big explosion at the NUH Industrial Path within the Tuzla Shipbuilding Zone disturbed the daily routine of around 10,000 workers. The explosion took place in the shipyard MENGI YAY YATCILIK producing luxury yachts.

24 febrero, 2012The IMF has written to the CEO of Ricoh Ltd in Japan to demand reinstatement for all 54 workers who were dismissed for forming a trade union.

24 febrero, 2012On February 21 Belarus customs officers got Gennady Fedynich off the train, asked him to fill the customs declaration and conducted a thorough personal search. They found nothing illegal.

24 febrero, 2012On February 17 striking Kumtor workers in Kyrgyzstan returned to work. The administration agreed to satisfy both workers' demands - to compensate rising fees to the government insurance fund and pay the family of Asanbek Orozaliev, who died after a workplace accident.

20 marzo, 2012Kyrgyz authorities rush to adopt the new, degraded Labour Code without proper consultation with social partners. IMF and ICEM send a letter of protest to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan.

20 marzo, 2012The IMF and its Swedish and Finnish affiliates assess project advances in Lima, Peru and discuss the future organization of IndustriALL Global Union in Peru.

19 marzo, 2012On March 14, 2012 the National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously passed Industrial Relations Act (IRA) 2012.

19 marzo, 2012ICEM affiliates and new independent unions debate Arab Spring and union rights at a regional conference in Beirut.

3 abril, 2012Italian workers reach an agreement with Alcoa to keep their enterprise in Sardinia open for one more year. Workers hope that a new owner will acquire and re-launch the site.

3 abril, 2012IMF affiliates UTRAMMICOL and FETRAMECOL and unions affiliated to the ICEM have agreed to create a single National Manufacturing Industry Union in Colombia.