19 декабря, 2008Mechanical engineering is of central importance to most other manufacturing sectors and yet, until now, its organizing potential and strategic role has been frequently overlooked by trade unions.

19 декабря, 2008Barack Obama's decisive victory as the next president of the United States inspired hope among working people both in America and abroad. In battleground states, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, more than 100,000 trade union volunteers took time off work to help convince Americans to vote for change.

5 февраля, 2009Protection contracts violate ILO Convention 87, says new complaint against Mexico submitted by IMF.

4 февраля, 2009ArcelorMittal workers have declared February 10 a day of action across Europe ahead of the company's expected declaration of shareholder profits.

5 декабря, 2008Juan Linares Montufar and Carlos Pavon Campos have been arrested but no reason has been given for their arrest.

5 декабря, 2008In the Fifth March of the Working Class, the country's trade union centrals brought together 35,000 workers and presented their proposals to combat the financial crisis to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Brazilian Congress.

3 декабря, 2008Police raid homes, abduct, arrest and beat union leaders and workers protesting the government's refusal to allow workers to withdraw their full paychecks from the banks.

12 декабря, 2008At least nine FSPMI members were injured and three detained by the police during a demonstration for increase of minimum wages.

10 декабря, 2008After completing the age of 62 brother Dyvadheenam, former IMF representative for South Asia, passed away in India.

22 января, 2009Labour leaders meet with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to urge immediate action in wake of increasing violence and repression against miners' union in Mexico.