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Mexico: The fight for a representative union
“We never give up”
Persecution of unions in Russia today
Special report
Organizing electronics workers
Profile
The rules of the game should be changed

Gothenburg, Sweden

Auto supplier workers on strike in South Africa

More than 50,000 workers in the auto supply industry go out on strike today in South Africa. National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) meets with employers and sets out demands.Sep 01, 2010

Victory for workers! Agreement reached at Johnson Controls in Mexico

IMF welcomes new agreement between Johnson Controls and the Mexican Miners' Union ensuring the reinstatement of workers beaten and forced to resign on August 16 and the August 27 deadline to formally rescind the protection contract with COS and recognize the Mexican Miners' Union.Aug 26, 2010

Fatality at ArcelorMittal plant overshadows visit of global committee

The death of a worker at the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryviy Rih on August 19 during the visit of the Global Joint Health and Safety Committee highlights the need for greater vigilance by management and workers alike.Aug 26, 2010

Delphi announces plant closure in Czech Republic

OS KOVO calls for letters of solidarity as 1,400 employees will lose their jobs following the announced closure of a Delphi plant by May 2011 in Česká Lípa, Czech Republic.Aug 26, 2010

Ssangyong Motor union leaders remain in jail

Following an appeal from the IMF affiliated KMWU the Seoul High Court released 21 union activists, three other union leaders are still in jail.Aug 25, 2010

Workers oppose employment law changes in New Zealand

Thousands of workers participated in the rallies organized by the IMF New Zealand affiliate EPMU against changes proposed by the government to the employment law. The rallies are a part of a nationwide union campaign ‘Fairness at Work'.Aug 24, 2010

August

Events in
September 2010

04-05

Joint Seminars for REPAM and SPM (2)Minsk, Belarus
10-10

Leadership Workshop on the formation of a single unionKinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
14-16

IMF - SKF – World Trade Union CommitteeGothenburg, Sweden
14-16

IMF Hyundai / Kia Network MeetingBratislava, Slovak Republic
15-17

2nd Workshop (Southern Region Electronics Union)Johor Baru, Malaysia
20-23

Regional workshop on trade and employmentJohannesburg, South Africa
20-21

Joint Task Force IMF-ICEM-ITGLWFBad Münder, Germany
23-23

IMF working group on mechanical engineeringBrussels, Belgium
27-30

International trade union solidarity and networking meeting SONASID/ArcelorMittalMorocco
28-28

Regional communicators’ ForumsKieve, Ukraine
29-30

Sub-Regional Committee meeting for CISKiev, Ukraine

October 2010

01-03

1st Workshop (Northern Region Electronics Union)Penang, Malaysia
04-07

International IFA monitoring and trade union networking meeting on Leoni-Tunisia and -MoroccoCasablanca, Morocco
05-06

National Workshop on structure developmentKathmandu, Nepal
05-07

Annual meeting of the Gerdau Global CommitteeSpain
All events

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