14 July, 2008NEWU regional offices forced to close while membership drops dramatically as companies shut down operations amidst Zimbabwe's economic collapse.
11 July, 2008IMF calls on management at Kasese Cobalt to resume contract negotiations and reinstate 116 workers unfairly dismissed for demonstrating outside of administration offices.
27 August, 2008More than three million workers in the United Kingdom are not confident that they will be in their job in a year's time.
19 December, 2005Further trade liberalization's impact on development and on employment has not been taken into account, says IMF delegation.
6 December, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.
30 November, 2005Trade unions and civil society organisations call for WTO negotiations to stop and a full public assessment of the impact of trade on employment and development.
2 March, 2006Commitments beyond core labour standards and expecting suppliers to do the same are key clauses in the International Framework Agreement signed by PSA Peugeot Citroën, the IMF and the EMF on March 1.
13 March, 2006Miners union finds irregularities at the mine where 65 miners employed by Grupo Mexico died. They could have caused the accident.
20 February, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.
