19 November, 2008Executive Committee adopts concrete proposals to address global financial crisis and its impact on metalworkers and their families.

22 August, 2008Workers demand better deal, following the announced closure of Siemens Prague facility.

27 August, 2008Agreement reached between Siemens and union on redundancy provisions for possible plant closure next year.

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.

19 August, 2008Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concludes collective agreement with Alstom, securing wage rises for all 678 workers.

8 August, 2008Union members fired and interrogated for organising activities, company refuses to recognize registration of Birleşik Metal-Is.

31 July, 2008Indonesian workers sacked, forced to resign from union, denied overtime, and interrogated and threatened for their union activism.