29 August, 1999Members demonstrate by the thousands in a show of support for the General Workers' Union.

29 August, 1999The "March of the 100,000" converges on Brazil's capital to protest the president's free market policies and economic austerity.

24 August, 1999The new owner of the Avondale shipyard, Litton Industries, is apparently more union-friendly than its predecessor.

19 August, 1999Major negotiations will take place in the auto and auto-parts industries.

10 August, 1999Semsi Denizer, President of the Turkish miners' union Genel Maden-Is, was shot dead last Friday.

6 August, 1999Volvo unions support the deal, Scania unions are critical of it.

2 August, 1999The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) appeals to the European Union to push for the further improvement of social dialogue.

25 July, 1999Workers at Avondale Shipyard build union, despite court ruling.

25 July, 1999Workers at Ford truck plant in São Paulo fear that production will move to Bahia.

19 July, 1999For the first time the International Labour Organisation, ILO, is announcing a meeting far in advance on its website.