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Mittal: A global giant

7 diciembre, 2006Mittal's bold move to takeover Arcelor, the world's second largest steel producer and its main rival, will add facilities and put the company's steel producing capacity far ahead of others. This spotlight on Mittal looks at the company's growth, trade union experiences and what the future holds.

Lifelong learning report

10 abril, 2007IMF publishes report on lifelong learning.

Building sustainable unions in Africa

14 junio, 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.

Strikes resume at Fiat

5 diciembre, 2002Italy's three metalworkers' unions - FIOM, FIM and UILM - say the automaker's recovery plan is too tough to swallow.

The tragedy at Fiat

8 diciembre, 2002

AK Steel ends 3-year lockout

10 diciembre, 2002The United Steelworkers of America have greeted this decision as a "triumph" of their members' solidarity.

Season's greetings from Tijuana

16 diciembre, 2002In Marcello Malentacchi's just-published opinion column, he describes the IMF Executive Committee's recent visit to the maquiladoras of northern Mexico.

Philips closes plant in Belgium

19 diciembre, 2002Dutch electronics transnational to transfer optical storage production to Taiwan.

IFA: Daimler

6 enero, 2003

Concern for Chinese metalworkers on trial

14 enero, 2003Independent workers' activists from the Liaoyang Ferro-Alloy Factory are being charged with subversion.

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