2 mai, 2011IMF delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean took part in the march to commemorate Workers' Day in Mexico, in solidarity with Mexican miners and the country's independent trade union movement.

2 mai, 2011The IMF joins with the ITUC and the global trade union movement in supporting workers in Arab countries that demonstrated to demand decent jobs, social justice and an end to repression on May Day.

2 mai, 2011

13 avril, 2011Two weeks after a pair of Norwegian unions, together with ICEM and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with Norsk Hydro ASA, two workers' representatives of the aluminium and energy company's board of directors journeyed to Pará state in northern Brazil to brief workers and trade union leaders there.

11 avril, 2011The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and its Hungarian member organizations held a Euro-demonstration on April 9 in Budapest. The European trade unions marched to say no to austerity and for a more social Europe, with fair wages and quality jobs.

11 avril, 2011National action against increasing precarious employment of young workers in Italy took place on April 9, throughout Italy, with the slogan "il nostro tempo è adesso. La vita non aspetta" (Our time is now. Life doesn't wait).

5 avril, 2011The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and Workers World Media Productions host the 6th annual nationwide Labour Film Festival in South Africa. The festival will be launched on April 13, 2011 at the Ekhaya centre in Diepkloof, Soweto.

4 avril, 2011Union representatives organizing members in Caterpillar meet in Chicago and commit to acting on the Network Guidelines and Principles.

31 mars, 2011While health and safety standards are high on site, the relations between management and the local CNM-CUT union at Tubarao, ArcelorMittal's site in Vitória, Brazil need improvement.

21 avril, 2011At a two day international conference for shipbreaking workers, IMF affiliates called for building stronger unions of shipbreaking workers, developing a global strategy to organize, establishing a strategic link between shipbuilding and shipbreaking workers and building an international network to protect workers' rights and improve living conditions.