1 марта, 2008Unions from around the world will come together for an evening at the Grütli Theatre in Geneva, Switzerland to showcase labour films and videos in celebration of May Day and the international labour movement.
29 февраля, 2008Two workers suffered an accident at the Casapalca mine in Peru, but the company has not released any information about the incident. The CNMM has asked the government to conduct an exhaustive investigation.
27 февраля, 2008Police arrest 70 workers striking for health and safety improvements at the Tuzla shipyard where 18 workers have been killed in the last seven months.
18 февраля, 2008Special preview of An Injury to One, a documentary on the Mexican miners' struggle is launched on the internet in dedication to those killed in the tragic mine explosion in Mexico.
15 февраля, 2008Workers vote for AMWU representation for a fourth time yet the company still refuses workers the right to bargain collectively.
14 февраля, 2008A Lifeline For the Coal Miners and their Families" is the name of the campaign organised by the families of the miners who died two years ago at Pasta de Conchos. The campaign demands that the bodies are recovered.
11 февраля, 2008The victims were seriously injured during an explosion at the Acindar steelworks. Metalworkers of the UOM went on strike for 24 hours to mourn the dead and demand greater safety and improved conditions for dangerous work.
16 января, 2008Featuring a report on how a gold rush in Mongolia is leading to an epidemic of mercury poisoning affecting gold diggers, local people and the environment, the latest issue of IMF's journal Metal World is available now on the IMF website.
16 января, 2008Globalisation is the number one challenge Stefan Löfvén, a welder who is now president of the Swedish union, IF Metall, heads a union facing major challenges, both at home and abroad.
