27 janvier, 2011Four members of the Mexican Miners' Union were violently and illegally detained on January 26, 2011. Demanding union rights in Mexico, IMF, ICEM, ITF and UNI release campaign posters and pamphlets in support of Global Days of Action on February 14 to 19.

27 janvier, 2011To support 900 steelworkers locked out by U.S. Steel last year and to protect conditions of 9,000 retirees affiliated to United Steelworkers Local 1005 in Hamilton, the Ontario Federation of Labour (CLC) is holding a protest rally on January 29, 2011.

27 janvier, 2011The trade union delegation attending the World Economic Forum in Davos demands jobs not deficits should be the priority.

13 janvier, 2011After several weeks of negotiation, trade unions finally made major breakthroughs that could go down in Caterpillar history.

13 janvier, 2011The ArcelorMittal Joint Global Health and Safety Committee met at Unite the Union's training college in Esher, London to review results from 2010 and plan its activities for 2011.

11 janvier, 2011Workers at the South Korean company, Yura Corporation Rus LLC, in Ivangorod, Russia formed a primary organization of the IMF affiliate Russian Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).

3 février, 2011The IMF received an urgent appeal from ITUC asking for solidarity with Egypt and Tunisia and encourages all affiliates to take actions.

3 février, 2011GM Daewoo signs agreement reinstating 15 members of the precarious workers chapter of the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU). The struggle for direct employment and the regularization of in-house subcontracted workers will continue, but this agreement represents an important victory for the workers.

2 février, 201150,000 people marched in the streets of Mexico City on January 31 demanding economic and political changes that better protect the rights and needs of Mexican people. The struggle for workers' rights in Mexico will continue with Global Days of Action from February 14 to 19.

1 février, 2011The Mumbai Port Trust Dock and General Employees Union (MPTDGEU) release a new film "Into the Graveyard". The 20 minute documentary on shipbreaking has been submitted to the EMF "Unions in Motion" film festival in Germany in June this year.