Argentina
ASOCIACIÓN OBRERA MINERA ARGENTINA (AOMA), ASOCIACIÓN DE SUPERVISORES DE LA INDUSTRIA METALMECÁNICA DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA (ASIMRA), UNIÓN OBRERA METALÚRGICA (UOM) and SINDICATO DE MECÁNICOS Y AFINES DEL TRANSPORTE AUTOMOTOR DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA (SMATA)

• The IMF's four affiliates in Argentina coordinated three to four busloads of unionists to give a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Buenos Aires. At the last national IMF meeting in Argentina the situation in Mexico was discussed and the unions pledged solidarity support to Napoleon Gómez and the Mexican miners' union. See letter from ASIMRA.

Australia
AUSTRAILIAN MANUFACTURING WORKERS UNION (AMWU)

• The AMWU wrote a letter to the Mexican ambassador asking the Mexican government to respect union structures and union autonomy. See letter.

Austria
AUSTRIAN METAL-TEXTILES´- FOOD WORKERS´UNION (GMTN)

• The GMTN sent letter of protest to the mexican ambassador in Vienna to support the IMF-campaign against the repression of union rights in Mexico. See letter.

Belarus
REPAM - TRADE UNION OF WORKERS OF RADIO & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, AUTOMOBILE MACHINERY, METALWORKING INDUSTRY AND OTHER BRANCHES OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

• REPAM sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Moscow, protesting against violation of workers rights and demanding to stop prosecuting trade union leaders and activists standing for their rights. See copy of the message.

Brazil
CONFEDERAÇÃO NACIONAL DOS METALÚRGICOS (CNM/CUT), CONFEDERAÇÃO NACIONAL DOS TRABALHADORES METALÚRGICOS (CNTM-FS), FITIM LATIN AMERICAN OFFICE, IMF HEAD OFFICE

• A delegation of CNM/CUT, CNTM, IMF regional representative Jorge Campos and IMF director of communications Anita Gardner visited the Mexican ambassador in Sao Paulo to deliver a letter of protest demanding a stop to the government attacks and interference into the affairs of the Mexican miners' union. See letter.

Bulgaria
SYNDICAL FEDERATION OF MACHINEBUILDERS AND METALWORKERS (SFMM PODKREPA)

• The affiliate sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador urging the government to reinstate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia. See letter

Canada
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, TRANSPORTATION AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION OF CANADA (CAW)

• The CAW sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Ottawa asking the office to use its influence to encourage the new Mexican government to reinstate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia. See letter

Chile
SINDICATO INTEREMPRESA NACIONAL DE MONTAJE INDUSTRIAL, OBRAS CIVILES Y ACTIVIDADES ANEXAS (SINAMI), CONFEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES METALÚRGICOS (CONSTRAMET), FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES DEL COBRE (FTC), FEDERACIÓN Y CONFEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES ELECTROMETALÚRGICOS, MINEROS Y AUTOMOTRICES (CONSFETEMA), and SINDICATO DE TRABAJADORES DEL ESTABLECIMIENTO HUACHIPATO DE LA COMPAÑIA DE ACERO DEL PACÍFICO (HUACHIPATO)

• SINAMI sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Chile calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect of international labour rights. See letter.
• The five IMF affiliates of the national council of the IMF in Chile (FTC, CONSFETEMA, HUACHIPATO, CONSTRAMET & SINAMI) submitted a joint letter of protest and delivered this letter to the Mexican consulate in Santiago. They also made announcements to the local press on the situation and the unions' actions.

Colombia
FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES DE LAS INDUSTRIAS METALÚRGICAS, ELÉCTRICAS Y MECÁNICAS DE COLOMBIA (FETRAMECOL), UNIÓN DE TRABAJADORES METALÚRGICOS Y MINEROS DE COLOMBIA (UTRAMMICOL)

• UTRAMMICOL and FETRAMECOL sent letters to the Mexican ambassador. There is another union in Colombia SINTRAMINERCOL, which is not affiliated to IMF, which also delivered a letter to the embassy and protested in front of the embassy. See letter.

Denmark
CENTRALORGANISATIONEN AF INDUSTRIANSATTE I DANMARK (CO INDUSTRI) and DANSKE METAL

• Letters were sent to the Embassy of Mexico in Copenhagen calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for union autonomy and basic labour rights in Mexico. See letter from CENTRALORGANISATIONEN AF INDUSTRIANSATTE I DANMARK (CO INDUSTRI) and DANSK METAL.

Denmark/Finland/Norway/Sweden
Nordic IN

• Nordic IN sent a letter of protest to the Mexican ambassador in Sweden. See letter.

Dominican Republic
FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES MINEROS Y METALÚRGICOS (FENATRAMIM)

• FENATRAMIM demonstrated in front of the Mexican embassy and presented the embassy with a letter in support of labour rights in Mexico.

European Union
EUROPEAN METALWORKERS’ FEDERATION (EMF)

• The EMF Executive Committee voted unanimously in support of the solidarity action for Mexican Miners and Metalworkers at their Executive Committee meeting in Luxembourg. The EMF sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Brussels. See letter.

Finland
FINNISH METALWORKERS’ UNION (METALLI)

• METALLI sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Helsinki calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect of international labour rights. See letter.

France
FÉDÉRATION GÉNÉRALE DES MINES ET DE LA MÉTALLURGIE (FGMM-CFDT), FÉDÉRATION DES TRAVAILLEURS DE LA MÉTALLURGIE (FTM-CGT), FÉDÉRATION CONFÉDÉRÉE « FORCE OUVRIÉRE » DE LA MÉTALLURGIE (FO), FÉDÉRATION NATIONALE CFTC DES SYNDICATS DE LA MÉTALLURGIE ET PARTIES SIMILAIRES (CFTC)

• Letters were sent to the Embassy of Mexico in France calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for basic labour rights in Mexico. See letters CGT, FGMM-CFDT and a joint letter from CFDT, CFTC, CGT, FO.

Germany
IG METALL

• The affiliate sent letters to the Mexican ambassador in Berlin urging the government to reinstate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia. See the letter in Spanish and German.

Guatemala
FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES DE LA METAL-MECÁNICA DE GUATEMALA (FETRAMEGUA)

• The affiliate sent a protest letter to the Mexican embassy.

Honduras
FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES MINEROS Y METALÚRGICOS DE HONDURAS (FETRAMIMH)

• The affiliate sent a letter protesting the removal of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia as general secretary of the SNTMMSRM. See letter.

Hong Kong
COMMITTEE OF METAL INDUSTRY UNIONS (CMIU)

• CMIU sent a letter urging the Mexican government to respect basic labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

India
STEEL, METAL & ENGINEERING WORKERS' FEDERATION OF INDIA (SMEFI)

• The affiliate sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Mumbai urging the government to reinstate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia. See letter.

Indonesia
LOMENIK—SBSI

• A letter in support of the Mexican metalworkers’ and Miners’ Union was sent to the Mexican ambassador in Jakarta and members met with representatives from the Mexican embassy. See letter.

Italy
FEDERAZIONE LAVORATORI METALMECCANICI (FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, UILM-UIL)

• Italian affiliates sent letters to Mexican ambassadors in Rome and Milan and coordinated a "net strike" to send messages of solidarity with the SNTMMSRM to the Mexican embassy in Italy. Go to www.fim.cisl.it for net strike. See letter.

Japan
JAPAN COUNCIL OF METALWORKERS’ UNIONS (IMF-JC)

• IMF-JC sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Tokyo calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for international labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

Kenya
KENYA ENGINEERING WORKERS’ UNION

• The KEWU sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Nairobi calling for justice in Mexico. See letter.

Korea (South)
KOREAN CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (KCTU), KOREAN METAL WORKERS’ FEDERATION (KMWF) AND CURRENT KMWF AFFILIATE KOREAN METAL WORKERS’ UNION (KMWU), KOREAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ UNION (KGEU), AND IUF-KOREA

• About 25 union leaders and members demonstrated in front of the Mexican Embassy in Seoul. Members of the delegation met with Ambassador Leandro and delivered a letter in support of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and the SNTMMSRM, while the rest of the participants waited outside singing labor songs and chanting. See letter.

Kosovo
INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION OF METALWORKERS OF KOSOVO (SPMK)

• The SPMK sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in support of labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

Latvia
LATVIAN METALWORKERS' TRADE UNION REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

• A letter in support of the Mexican metalworkers’ and Miners’ Union was sent to the Mexican ambassador in Stockholm. See letter.

Mexico
SINDICATO NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES MINEROS, METALÚRGICOS Y SIMILARES DE LA REPÚBLICA MEXICANA (SNTMMSRM)

• The SNTMMSRM coordinated a mass march in Mexico City and demonstrations and work stoppages around the country. Days before December 11, the union met with the new minister for labour, Javier Lozano Alarcón, to discuss their situation. The minister had previously publicly stated he would respect the right of union freedom and autonomy, so the union is hopeful that this meeting and the international show of support will provide some breakthrough in the problems they are facing. See IMF letter to Javier Lozano Alarcón.

Paraguay
FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES METALÚRGICOS DEL PARAGUAY (FETRAMPAR)

• The affiliate sent a protest letter to the Mexican embassy.

• The two IMF affiliates in Peru and the CNMM held a protest at the Mexican embassy and delivered a letter in support of the Mexican miners' union to embassy representatives. The CNMM reported that 45 people took part in the picket and there were some incidents with the police during the demonstration. See CEMETAL letters.

Russia
MINERS & METALLURGICAL WORKERS' UNION OF RUSSIA (MMWU), SHIPBUILDING WORKERS’ UNION OF RUSSIA (SWU), ENGINEERING WORKERS' UNION OF RUSSIA (EWU), RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY WORKERS' TRADE UNION “PROFAVIA”, AUTOMOBILE AND FARM MACHINERY WORKERS' UNION (AFW), and RUSSIAN RADIO-ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY WORKERS' UNION (REIWU)

• Russian affiliates sent a joint letter in support of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and picketed the Mexican embassy in Moscow. During the picket journalists interviewed the participants. At 12.00 Mikhail Tarasenko met with an Economic Adviser to the Mexican Ambassador. Tarasenko expressed solidarity for the SNTMMSRM on behalf of the IMF and Russian trade unions. See the submitted petition.

South Africa
NATIONAL UNION OF METALWORKERS OF SOUTH AFRICA (NUMSA), IMF SOUTH AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE

• NUMSA members protested in front of the Mexican embassy in Pretoria. The union delivered a letter of protest calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for international labour rights in Mexico.

Sweden
IF METAL

• In Stockholm, IF Metall's second vice-President Anders Ferbe and Nordic IN's Kent Kärrlander handed protest letters to the (surprised) personnel of the Mexican embassy. Finnish, Danish and Norwegian unions sent protest letters to the Mexican embassies in their countries. See letters.

Switzerland
UNIA

• UNIA sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Berne calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for international labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

Ukraine
TRADE UNION OF MACHINE BUILDERS AND INSTRUMENT MAKERS OF UKRAINE
AUTOMOBILE AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY WORKERS' UNION OF UKRAINE
RADIO ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WORKERS' TRADE UNION
TRADE UNION OF DEFENCE INDUSTRY WORKERS
UKRAINIAN SHIPBUILDING TRADE UNION
UKRAINIAN MACHINEBUILDING AND METALWORKING UNION "MACHMETALL"
TRADE UNION OF AIRCRAFT BUILDERS OF UKRAINE

• All seven IMF Ukraine affiliates signed on to joint letter calling for the reinstatement of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and respect for international labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

United States of America
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR, CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL UNIONS (AFLCIO)

• A letter in support of the Mexican metalworkers’ and Miners’ Union was sent to the Mexican ambassador in Washington DC. See letter.

• A letter in support of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and the Mexican Metalworkers’ and Miners’ Union was sent to the Mexican ambassador in Washington, DC. See letter.

• The IUE-CWA sent a letter to the Mexican ambassador in Washington, DC, urging the government to reinstate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia and supporting the SNTMMSRM. See letter.

• The UAW delivered a letter to the Mexican ambassador in support of labour rights in Mexico. See letter.

Uruguay
UNIÓN NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES DEL METAL Y RAMAS AFINES (UNTMRA)

• IMF affiliate UNTMRA presented a letter to the embassy and met with the ambassador. UNTMRA held a press conference to inform the public of the situation in Mexico.

Venezuela
FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES METALÚRGICOS, MINEROS, MECÁNICOS Y SUS SIMILARES DE VENEZUELA (FETRAMETAL)

• FETRAMETAL delivered a letter to the Mexican ambassador during a meeting that the union had set up with the ambassador on Monday December 11.