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IMF Executive takes further steps to new global union

7 décembre, 2011The IMF Executive Committee met in Jakarta on December 6, one day prior to the Central Committee, to discuss IMF's position on the political goals and statutes of the new global union organization to be established in June 2012.

Gerdau Workers' World Council meets

8 décembre, 2011November 23-25 the Gerdau Workers' World Council met in Paipa, Colombia. The Council approved an action plan for 2011-2012 that will be distributed shortly to all unions belonging to the Council.

Philippine unions tackle labour issues together

8 décembre, 2011IMF affiliate Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and the Philippine Metalworkers Alliance (PMA), presented a united front to their Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE). A commitment to engage in joint actions was made by both unions at the IMF National Leadership Workshop for the first time.

Organising informal workers in Tanzania

12 décembre, 2011TUICO has taken up the challenge to organise workers in the informal sector.

IMF welcomes Herman Ntlatleng to the Africa Regional Office

12 décembre, 2011Herman Ntlatleng will start in January 2012 as IMF's Regional Officer.

NEWU joins the ZCTU in commemorating World AIDS Day and Human Rights Day

12 décembre, 2011The National Engineering Workers Union of Zimbabwe (NEWU) joined the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in commemorating the World Aids Day under the theme "Getting to Zero" under which the ZCTU and its affiliated trade union's commit to working towards eradicating the HIV pandemic. At the same time ZCTU also commemorated Human Rights Day.

Global Unions highlight WTO failure and propose remedies

14 décembre, 2011In a statement in the run-up to the 8th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, December 15-17, The Global Unions make a joint statement criticizing the WTO for failing to address fundamental problems, and propose remedies.

Italian unions demand fairness

14 décembre, 2011The Italian trade union confederations CGIL, CISL and UIL unanimously demand changes in the Monti government's plans for fiscal cuts of 30 billion Euro, to assure fairness. After a resultless meeting with the government the Italian unions called for a week of general strikes starting December 12.

IMF and ICEM condemn persecution of striking oil workers in Kazakhstan

30 septembre, 2011IMF and ICEM general secretaries sent a letter to the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev, demanding that the persecution of striking oil workers in Mangystau Province stops immediately and the cases of violence, threats and murders are fully investigated.

Vietnamese unionists seek to improve collective bargaining

19 octobre, 2011With escalating costs of living and shrinking purchasing power, Vietnamese unionists feel the need to strengthen their collective bargaining to improve and sustain living standards for workers.