14 June, 2007Aghni Dhamayanti was recently elected to the National Board of the IMF-affi liated trade union Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (SPMI). This election result happened after increased numbers of women began solving problems in their workplaces and also became more involved in the union.
14 June, 2007The IMF regional office in Africa works closely with affiliates to build international solidarity, strengthen trade unions and improve the lives of workers. As described in this report, the challenges are enormous requiring a strategic focus on building sustainable unions as can be seen in Tanzania and Swaziland.
13 June, 2007While the Zimbabwean economy is in free fall, workers' wages are worth less and less each day. The cost of transport to and from work now surpasses the average worker's daily wage. What happens when a workforce must pay to work? And what are the implications for union organizing?
7 June, 2007The President of the Taubaté Metalworkers Union has received a death threat after a bomb exploded at the union office on Tuesday night.
18 January, 2007Discussion on quality employment will be held on January 23 at the World Social Forum in Nairobi.
27 April, 2007A global "zero cancer" campaign aimed at tackling the number one workplace killer was launched today, one day prior to April 28 Workers' International Memorial Day.
23 March, 2007A new cancer prevention guide, reveals that over 600,000 deaths a year -- one death every 52 seconds -- are caused by occupational cancer, making up almost one-third of all work-related deaths.
20 March, 2007Occupational cancer is the single largest cause of work-related deaths, but the risks have been down-played by governments, health and safety enforcement agencies and employers. Addressing the workplace cancer issue takes a combination of awareness raising and action in the workplace and company-wide.
