18 septembre, 2023Four days before the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund officials meet with the Turkish Government, Global Unions met with Turkey's Minister for Labour, and lent their support to President Abdullah Gül's veto of a bill giving "Private Labour Offices" broad rights to place temporary workers in enterprises and warned of the dangers that precarious employment poses for society.

18 septembre, 2023After the closure of Sidelpa, resulting in the dismissal of 800 workers, the multinational now aims to close the Laminados Andinos plant at Duitama. The workers have occupied the factory in order to defend their jobs.

18 septembre, 2023More than 100,000 people protest in Mexico City against power firm closure and attempted destruction of SME, an independent trade union in Mexico.

18 septembre, 2023250,000 Italian metalworkers strike for decent jobs, employment and a national collective agreement.

18 septembre, 2023The transition to a low-carbon economy must guarantee employment and result in the development of new, decent jobs, say participants at global industrial unions' meeting on climate change.

18 septembre, 2023The Gerdau Workers' Committee decided on action to seek recognition from the company and in solidarity with colleagues in Canada and Colombia suffering violation of their labour rights in this time of crisis.

18 septembre, 2023After a trade union delegation was refused entry to Gerdau's Aza factory, the Gerdau Global Workers' Committee protested outside the plant and handed in a letter to management repudiating the company's stance.

18 septembre, 2023IMF coordinating committee for the Africa region agrees to prioritize work in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, review IMF's regional strategy and develop an industrial development strategy for Africa.

18 septembre, 2023With continuous shift from manual to non-manual work, unions should look to organizing non-manual workers more effectively.

18 septembre, 2023November 15, 2009 is the deadline to apply for a PhD scholarship at the ICDD.