3 diciembre, 2009Industrial workers' trade union federations call for a binding international agreement that will provide a framework for combating global warming, while at the same time safeguarding employment and workers' rights.

2 diciembre, 2009Union activists arrested for collecting signatures in support of «BelAZ» worker Yuri Loban, who was dismissed after his short-term contract expired.

19 enero, 2010Chinese battery producer Gold Peak Industrial Holding Ltd under fire by Chinese and international labour groups for failing to be a decent employer.

15 enero, 2010IAM and partners launch Ur Union of Unemployed - nicknamed UCubed - to assist the more than 31 million jobless Americans, see: <a href="http://www.unionofunemployed.com">www.unionofunemployed.com</a>

4 noviembre, 2009Strike ends at Bosch and Brembo plants in India, as regular workers and trainees make gains, however the re-employment of contract workers continues to be the subject of a legal struggle.

4 noviembre, 2009VW Group Board of Management, International Metalworkers' Federation and VW Global Group Works Council sign Global Charter on Labour Relations.

4 noviembre, 2009

3 noviembre, 2009Child labourer in the Bangladeshi shipbuilding industry the subject of the labour photo of the year.

3 noviembre, 2009Italian metalworkers divided over the signing of a national agreement.

3 noviembre, 2009November 15, 2009 is the deadline to apply for a PhD scholarship at the ICDD.