7 octubre, 2009After the closure of Sidelpa, resulting in the dismissal of 800 workers, the multinational now aims to close the Laminados Andinos plant at Duitama. The workers have occupied the factory in order to defend their jobs.

6 octubre, 2009Global Union Federations support Thai workers in their demands for permanent jobs first and raitfication of ILO Conventions 87 and 98.

19 octubre, 2009AMWU bargaining campaign at Cochlear gets boost from new labour laws.

13 octubre, 2009On September 25, VW works council together with IG Metall held a seminar for the unions at Kaluga plant in Russia and signed an Agreement on Cooperation.

12 octubre, 2009250,000 Italian metalworkers strike for decent jobs, employment and a national collective agreement.

12 octubre, 2009Climate change is a growing concern to us all.

3 noviembre, 2009Tenaris Workers' World Council seeks recognition from management and plans a global week of action in the week of November 23, 2009.

30 octubre, 2009Canadian and Brazilian workers at global mining company Vale are fighting for decent wages, conditions and a FAIR DEAL. The IMF and ICEM are joining forces with the United Steelworkers (USW) in a global campaign to prevent Brazilian mining giant Vale from eroding working conditions and denying basic labour rights at Vale operations worldwide.

30 octubre, 2009Following the recent U.S. administration decision, salaries of the top executives of seven bailed-out big companies, including General Motors and Chrysler, will be considerably cut.

4 noviembre, 2009Strike ends at Bosch and Brembo plants in India, as regular workers and trainees make gains, however the re-employment of contract workers continues to be the subject of a legal struggle.