22 juillet, 2009At the IMF Regional Gender Workshop held in South Africa, women representatives reported on how women are affected by precarious work in their countries, these situations are very similar to those reported by women from other parts of the world.

10 août, 2009Unions call for secure jobs as a central strategy to securing the future of the shipbuilding industry beyond the current crisis.

6 août, 2009International trade union representatives are visiting Honduras in solidarity with the Honduran people to verify rights violations and demand the restoration of democracy and a return to constitutional order.

6 juillet, 2009The latest issue of Metal World, published online July 6, reports on highlights of the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, provides an overview of the global crisis and restructuring in the automotive industry and profiles Jyrki Raina, the new IMF General Secretary.

6 juillet, 2009Unions agree that ensuring job security and reducing precarious employment both during and after the financial crisis is the first priority for metalworkers in the Asia-Pacific region.

3 juillet, 2009IG Metall & IGBCE in Germany issue joint demand for a Sustainable Industrial Policy in response to the financial crisis.

6 août, 2009Demanding the payment of previously agreed wage rises and equal pay for equal work, precarious workers, trainees and permanent employees are taking united action at Bosch and Brembo plants in Pune, India.

6 août, 2009Hans Mayr, former President of the International Metalworkers' Federation, died on August 3, 2009 aged 87.

5 août, 2009The committee is asking for a meeting with the company to discuss plant closures and union participation in safety policy at the global level.

5 août, 2009Police officers and company security staff have entered the mine installations to seize the coal washing plant that Grupo México has supposedly sold to the businessman Rogelio Montemayor. The miners' union described the police action as an assault on legality.