24 февраля, 2012The IMF has written to the CEO of Ricoh Ltd in Japan to demand reinstatement for all 54 workers who were dismissed for forming a trade union.
24 февраля, 2012On February 21 Belarus customs officers got Gennady Fedynich off the train, asked him to fill the customs declaration and conducted a thorough personal search. They found nothing illegal.
24 февраля, 2012On February 17 striking Kumtor workers in Kyrgyzstan returned to work. The administration agreed to satisfy both workers' demands - to compensate rising fees to the government insurance fund and pay the family of Asanbek Orozaliev, who died after a workplace accident.
23 февраля, 2012In an open letter to Apple shareholders, the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF), GoodElectronics and makeITfair declare the investigations of the Fair Labour Association (FLA) at Apple supplier Foxconn to be a PR stunt.
3 апреля, 2012Italian workers reach an agreement with Alcoa to keep their enterprise in Sardinia open for one more year. Workers hope that a new owner will acquire and re-launch the site.
3 апреля, 2012IMF affiliates UTRAMMICOL and FETRAMECOL and unions affiliated to the ICEM have agreed to create a single National Manufacturing Industry Union in Colombia.
3 апреля, 2012Benteler workers in Russia win the strike over recognition of their union. On April 2 the administration of the plant issued an official statement accepting negotiations with the Interregional Trade Union of Autoworkers (ITUA).
3 апреля, 2012Despite a ban on sandblasting announced by many brands some time ago, according to a recent report, sandblasting is still used in the production of artificially worn-out jeans. Large factories in poor countries continue using the deadly technique notorious for its health risks to workers.
19 апреля, 2012Trade union and social movement leaders protest outside the offices of the Vale mining company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They denounced the company's attitude to the environment and human rights and, after the death of two workers in Columbia, the lack of safety at the company's plants.
19 апреля, 2012On April 11 the regional court in Kaluga, Russia, closed the case on the legality of Benteler strike. A successful strike at the Volkswagen supplier company opened a collective bargaining process. However, negotiations are stalled, as Benteler management tries to force the union to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
