18 September, 2023Progress in the metalworkers' confederation affiliated to Força Sindical in Brazil - a woman is elected leader of the confederation for the first time.
18 September, 2023The principles for creating a new global union federation that unites industrial and manufacturing workers around the world were adopted by a joint executive meeting of IMF, ICEM and ITGLWF on May 25, 2011.
18 September, 2023Mechanical engineering conference identifies sub-sectors as area for future work, starting with machinery for construction and mining, and agricultural machinery.
18 September, 2023Russian Duma passes the bill banning precarious work in the first reading. Second and third readings are to follow.
18 September, 2023A meeting was held in Uruguay to discuss a project to organize and train young workers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
18 September, 2023The new ITUC Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights shows how trade union work remains extremely dangerous for many in lots of countries around the world, with 90 trade unionists and activists murdered in 2010.
18 September, 2023In a national day of action and strike on June 14, unions and workers around Switzerland demanded equal pay for women and a minimum wage. Women in Switzerland earn on average 20 per cent less than men doing the same job.
18 September, 2023International Labour Organization tells Canadian government to adopt strictest standard limits to protect workers' health and to consult with worker and employer organizations on reviewing its national laws and regulations on asbestos.
18 September, 2023On June 9 and 10, the EMF held it's fourth congress in Duisburg, Germany and celebrated 40 years. The Congress elected new leadership, took another step towards the creation of a European Industrial Trade Union Federation and set out the political agenda for the next four years.
