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Israeli and Palestinian unions reach agreement

13 agosto, 2008IMF welcomes an historic agreement between Israeli and Palestinian trade unions.

"Indonesian workers are not slaves"

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

Canadian steelworkers protest in London

24 septiembre, 2008Members of Unite and USW were "Workers Uniting" outside Potosh Corporation's analyst's meeting in an effort to press the company to return to the bargaining table and reach settlement.

Concern for situation at Gravatai auto plant

19 mayo, 2004The IMF has urged General Motors to allow union representation elections at its Brazilian plant as well as address problems of health and safety.

All Framework Agreements

14 junio, 2006International Framework Agreements concluded between Transnational Companies and Global Union Federations (GUF)

Gerdau lockout ends

6 diciembre, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.

EPZs: an IMF priority for 2006

26 enero, 2006IMF affiliates asked to provide information on Export Processing Zones and assist the IMF in developing an EPZ action plan.

Explosion at Grupo Mexico mine leaves around 65 miners trapped

20 febrero, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.

IMF pledges support to Mexican miners

26 junio, 2006Meeting in Oslo, the IMF Executive Committee vowed to support Napoleon Gomez Urrutia and the Mexican miners' union in their fight against government interference in union affairs.

WTO failing on development goals

27 junio, 2006IMF joins calls for a new approach to the multilateral trading system.

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