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

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

22 mars, 2012The network Steering Group met and approved a work plan in Belgium shortly after the closure of Caterpillar's EMD plant in Canada.

8 mars, 2012More than 200,000 workers dressed in yellow and red took to the streets in 32 city centres in South Africa in an extraordinary show of worker power against labour brokers.

8 mars, 2012Affiliates of the IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF call for a global campaign to address Rio Tinto's systemic attack on workers and unions around the world.

22 mars, 2012Six Zimbabwean activists were found guilty of charges of inciting public violence on March 19, causing uproar among labour and civil society organizations. Regional and international calls for the charges to be dropped swiftly shifted focus to put pressure on key government officials through a sms campaign to ensure that the lightest possible sentence would be handed down.

17 février, 2012IG Metall puts rights of precarious workers at centre of its collective bargaining this year, along with demands for a 6.5 per cent wage increase in the metal and electrical engineering sector and permanent contracts for young people completing apprenticeships.

16 février, 2012IMF U.S. affiliate United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that General Motors Corp. (GM) workers will receive approximately US$ 7,000 in profit-sharing based on results of 2011 earnings. European Metalworkers Federation (EMF) insists GM should develop a long term sustainable business plan for the GM owned Opel/Vauxhall in Europe.

7 mars, 2012In October 2011 miners and metalworkers at ArcelorMittal Temirtau (Kazakhstan) demanded a 30 per cent wage increase. Their demands are still not met. On February 25 the workers held a conference and decided to hold a rally on March 10. They will also push for the changes in Kazakhstan laws, which prohibit strikes at plants with continuous working cycle.

1 mars, 2012In support of the Global Days of Action, February 19 to 25, 40 unions from 35 countries called on the Mexican government to respect Freedom of Association by delivering letters, holding meetings and actions.