IMF( International Metal Workers Federation) affiliate in Belgium, Centrale Chrétienne des Métallurgistes de Belgique CCMB and the textile union ACV-CSC TEXTURA decided to merge on December 12, 2009 into a new single strong union ACV-CSC METEA. The new union is created in order to effectively meet future challenges and will operate in the industrial, technological [...]
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Unions in Belgium increase their strength through merger
January 29th, 2010 
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January 25th, 2010 Union Admin The International Metalworkers´ Federation is calling on the Korean government to end labour rights abuses in Korea and bring the country´s labour laws in line with core labour standards so that all workers enjoy the rights to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.In the last year attacks against trade unions in Korea [...]
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January 25th, 2010 Union Admin The International Metalworkers’ Federation and the European Metalworkers’ Federation are calling on Sinter Metal Imalat Sanayi A.Ş to immediately reinstate unjustly dismissed workers, stop violations of rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and start negotiations with the union, Birlesik Metal-IS, leading to a fair and just resolution.Workers at the Sinter Metal Imalat Sanayi [...]
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January 25th, 2010 Union Admin Increasing economic strains combined with worsening health are only a few of the challenges facing women workers in Mozambique, a gender workshop held in Maputo revealed. In December 2009, a total of 25 women workers were drawn together from various companies and plants in the surrounding area to attend the training workshop. In spite of [...]
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January 25th, 2010 Union Admin “We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning.” U.S. President Barack Obama, Cairo, 4 June 2009
To transition from an era of change to a change of era it is essential for society to react, ceasing to be passive spectators and mere [...]
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