17 mai, 2012The Workers' Support Centre (Centro de Apoyo al Trabajador, CAT), an NGO that defends labour rights in Mexico, has been subjected to harassment since 2008. The IMF and human rights organisations are calling for the authorities to guarantee the lives of CAT members.

15 mai, 2012Workers call on the IOC to end the use of Rio's tarnished gold in Olympic medals. Unions want Rio, "Off the Podium!"

14 mai, 2012In 2011 more and more young people took to the streets in Europe as they realised that they are the number one victims of the crisis. After the financial crisis hit in 2008 the result has been the worst in 30 years. The result in Europe is not only an economic crisis but a far-reaching social crisis.

3 mai, 2012The company claims the dismissal was due to a reduction in production. The union is demanding reinstatement.

2 mai, 2012The Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) are outraged at the increase in arrests of trade unionists after the general strike on March 29, 2012.

24 mai, 2012IG Metall has built on its wage increase successes by agreeing additional bonuses for agency workers in the metal sector.

3 mai, 2012On April 21, 2012 trade unionists and representatives of civil society organizations assembled on Prague's Venceslas Square to protest against the current anti-social reforms and to call upon the Government to resign.

3 mai, 2012US Machinists strike at Caterpillar Plant in Illinois and Lockheed Aeronautics in Texas.

3 mai, 2012On April 20 the Center for Social and Labour Rights, a Moscow-based think-tank, presented the results of the research on 'Agency Labour and its Effects on Workers'. Experts found that neither workers nor employers benefit from agency labour.

9 mai, 2012On 7 May, Lee Yunjeong died, becoming the 55th person to die as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals on Samsung's production line