11 August, 2009Metalworker unions around the world are preparing to take action against the rise of precarious employment from 3 to 10 October 2009, in conjunction with the ITUC's World Day for Decent Work on 7 October 2009, other Global Union Federations and the European Metalworkers' Federation.
30 July, 2009FSPMI threatens to auction company assets to pay compensation to locked-out workers for unpaid wages and possible unemployment.
29 July, 2009FSPMI union representatives meet with Toshiba Indonesia management seeking to resolve a dispute affecting 700 workers following solidarity support from the International Metalworkers' Federation and its affiliates.
22 July, 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.
6 July, 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 July, 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 July, 2009IG Metall & IGBCE in Germany issue joint demand for a Sustainable Industrial Policy in response to the financial crisis.
3 July, 2009Metalworkers around the world are called on to donate funds to support 700 striking workers and members of FSPMI as the industrial dispute at Toshiba Consumer Products Indonesia intensifies.
21 August, 2009EMF to launch second common demand on precarious employment at its collective bargaining conference in November 2009.
