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12th IMF World Auto Council meets in São Paulo

25 juin, 2008Autoworker unions convene to address restructuring challenges in the global auto industry

Miner's union wants company negligence to be punishable by law

20 mars, 2009The union says there is an urgent need for a law against corporate homicide that can be used to punish companies that put their workers' lives in danger by not establishing adequate health and safety at work systems.

Japanese Spring Offensive negotiations counter impacts of financial crisis

25 mars, 2009Metalworkers in Japan are pushing back against employer attempts to pass the cost of the global financial crisis on to workers.

Mexican Miners' Union leader wins injunction against arrest warrants

2 avril, 2009A panel of Mexico City Federal District Court judges has granted Napoleon Gomez Urrutia legal protection against extradition in a huge win for the Mexican Miners' Union.

French unions launch massive strikes

30 janvier, 2009Metalworkers strike for job security, fair wages, and secure pensions amidst global financial crisis.

Opel/Vauxhall and Saab European Action Day on 26 February

25 février, 2009Workers need a sustainable and viable future for Opel/Vauxhall and Saab.

IMF Summer School invites applicants

16 mars, 2009NOTE: For financial reasons IMF Summer school 2009 is cancelled

Workers of Zlatoust Steel Plant restarted their hunger strike

20 mars, 2009At Zlatoust Steel Plant ZSP in Russia steelworkers renew their hunger strike. Workers demand to return normal length of working day and level of wages and do not trust their management who violated own obligations. The trade union is looking for the ways to solve the conflict.

Calling for justice in Mexico

28 avril, 2009

Reducing Shipbreaking Hazards in India