28 junio, 2010Delegates from around the world gathered at the second World Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to promote peace, non-violence and gender equality around the globe. At the conclusion of the Congress delegates elected their first female General Secretary, Sharan Burrow.

4 junio, 2010While announcing results outlook for the highest operating margins in eight years at their annual general meeting in Paris, multi-billion dollar automotive components transnational Valeo cuts off water and electricity supplies to the Cheonan plant in South Korea where about 100 workers are protesting unilateral plant closure.

4 junio, 2010Workers have agreed to concessions in return for job security and a future at Opel after months of negotiations.

31 mayo, 2010After three days of strike and local and international solidarity action, workers at a Johnson Controls plant (Resureccion) in Puebla, Mexico won recognition of freedom of association and agreement on an improved profit sharing payment.

20 mayo, 2010ITUA members in Tver, Russia keep fighting in courts. On April 27-28 a court hearing on the reinstatement of two union activists took place. The judge decided in favour of the company. However, on May 18 another court hearing ended in a significant victory for the union.

3 junio, 2010Stating that the Colombia-EU trade agreement will harm domestic production and cause unemployment, the three trade union centers in Colombia add that the agreement does not take account of the economic imbalances between the economies.

3 junio, 2010ICEM with IMF & UNI hold Mexico 'Teach-In' on June 20 in Toronto, Canada to raise solidarity with and understanding of the struggle by democratic trade unions in Mexico.

2 junio, 2010A representative from a Brazilian missionary group and shareholder of Vale SA, expressed his concerns at the Vale shareholder meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 19 May. Vale's executives not only discarded his concerns they also refused to have them documented in the meeting's minutes.

1 junio, 2010Work pressures at Foxconn, the world's biggest manufacturer of electronics components and the main supplier to Apple, have driven workers to commit suicide. The company, instead of improving working conditions, forces workers to give promises not to harm themselves.

10 marzo, 2011ICEM and IMF demand reform of mine health and safety in Chile, starting with the ratification of ILO Convention 176, the Safety and Health in Mines Convention. Join in and send a message to the Chilean government through LabourStart today.