22 octobre, 2010Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW) has successfully concluded negotiations with the Kenya Motor Trade and Allied Employers Association. The two year collective bargaining agreement secures gains of 11% wage increase in the first year and 10% wage increase in the second year.

21 octobre, 2010In advance of the publication of the European Commission's new industrial policy agenda, European trade union federations representing manufacturing workers came together to call for a strong industrial policy capable of underpinning Europe's industrial fabric.

20 octobre, 2010"Our first objective is to survive; if we stop fighting we will disappear," says Jorge Robles of UNT union when speaking on the situation for Mexican independent unions during the International Metalworkers' Federation's Strategic Meeting on Union Building held in Mexico City on October 13-14, 2010.

27 janvier, 2011To support 900 steelworkers locked out by U.S. Steel last year and to protect conditions of 9,000 retirees affiliated to United Steelworkers Local 1005 in Hamilton, the Ontario Federation of Labour (CLC) is holding a protest rally on January 29, 2011.

27 janvier, 2011The trade union delegation attending the World Economic Forum in Davos demands jobs not deficits should be the priority.

27 janvier, 2011The IMF condemns police repression against peaceful demonstrators in Egypt, after tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators protest.

24 janvier, 2011Four workers were killed in a fatal explosion at Mak Corporation shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh. IMF calls on the government of Bangladesh to ensure that those responsible be brought to justice.

21 janvier, 2011Leaders of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund tell union leaders that "Jobs are central to recovery" during a series of meetings in Washington D.C.

19 janvier, 2011Following the successful strike at BHP Billiton in South Africa late last year, NUMSA has triumphed in meeting worker demands. Amongst the gains has been an important step forward in the battle to ban labour brokers.

18 janvier, 2011The International Metalworkers' Federation joins with a network of solidarity organizations in calling on its affiliates to immediately write to the Mexican authorities demanding protection of the life and integrity of labour rights advocates under threat in Mexico.