5 августа, 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 августа, 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.
5 августа, 2009Concern for the lives of 700 autoworkers inside the plant grow as reports come in that parts of the plant near the highly explosive paint shop are on fire, workers trying to flee the fire are being beaten by SWAT team forces.
4 августа, 2009Inside the plant, some 700 autoworkers sit in total darkness cut off from the outside world as the last cell phone battery dies. For the past two weeks, police have blockaded food, water and medical care and attacked workers with taser guns and concentrated tear gas dropped from helicopters.
3 августа, 2009The workshop on Free Trade Agreements analysed the consequences and impact of free trade on employment and labour rights. The IMF also organised workshops on this issue in Argentina and Brazil.
14 сентября, 2009Striking workers have returned to work after the company agreed to an eight per cent pay rise.
9 сентября, 2009The "Doing Business 2010" report contradicts the World Bank reiterated endorsement of improved social safety nets and continues discouraging workers' protection against job losses.
31 августа, 2009ITUC releases practical guidance on how to use and promote the Global Jobs Pact in response to the global economic and financial crisis.
26 августа, 2009Unions and environmental groups embark on a nationwide Made in America jobs tour, highlighting the benefits to American workers and businesses of transitioning to a clean energy economy that will create millions of jobs.
26 августа, 2009Global Unions releases new guide on how to use performance standards to ensure respect of core labour standards in World Bank funded projects.
