4 августа, 2009Inside the plant, some 700 autoworkers sit in total darkness cut off from the outside world as the last cell phone battery dies. For the past two weeks, police have blockaded food, water and medical care and attacked workers with taser guns and concentrated tear gas dropped from helicopters.
6 июля, 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 июля, 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 июля, 2009IG Metall & IGBCE in Germany issue joint demand for a Sustainable Industrial Policy in response to the financial crisis.
18 сентября, 2009The European Metalworkers' Federation calls for solidarity and invites unions to participate in a demonstration at the Opel Plant in Antwerp on September 23, 2009.
14 сентября, 2009Striking workers have returned to work after the company agreed to an eight per cent pay rise.
9 сентября, 2009The "Doing Business 2010" report contradicts the World Bank reiterated endorsement of improved social safety nets and continues discouraging workers' protection against job losses.
21 августа, 2009EMF to launch second common demand on precarious employment at its collective bargaining conference in November 2009.
