2 May, 2001Hundreds of thousands of workers and their trade unions succeed in forcing the government to withdraw its proposals for pension reform.

25 April, 2001In the following May Day message, the IMF general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, invites everyone to join in paying respect and tribute to workers around the world.

24 April, 2001Workers will show their dissatisfaction with a number of policies of the Employees Provident Fund.

22 April, 2001The IMF general secretary questions the spirit in which the FTAA agreement was negotiated and says it will not benefit the people.

22 April, 2001Some 130 delegates from 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region pass resolution in support of workers who are being denied the fundamental right to form a union.

22 April, 2001The following resolution was passed by delegates at the 10th IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Conference.

1 August, 2001The German metalworkers' union says that VW's new jobs' proposition undercuts present wages and working conditions.

1 August, 2001Workers and trade unions will mark the first day of the WTO Qatar conference with their unwillingness to accept the negative effects of globalisation.

29 July, 2001Is it only the economic turbulence, or the consequence of the last attempt by the TNC to reorganise?

24 July, 2001Canadian national newspaper supports asbestos exports to developing countries and asks "why ban asbestos?"