30 August, 2001Wage demands are for a minimum increase of 7 per cent.

29 August, 2001The strike at the Puebla plant will continue until the company improves its offer.

27 August, 2001German carmaker will hire and train 3,500 workers in Wolfsburg and possibly a further 1,500 in Hanover.

26 August, 2001Numsa negotiates a 9 per cent pay increase for its 21,000 members at BMW, Nissan, Toyota, Delta/General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen.

22 August, 2001In the continuing strike in the auto industry, Numsa has succeeded in getting the employers up to 9 per cent across the board.

29 April, 2002

15 April, 2002

15 April, 2002The IMF general secretary says the government of Silvio Berlusconi is not telling the truth in its attempt to change Italian labour legislation.

12 April, 2002Unions stage huge march in protest at the government's economic and labour policies.

12 April, 2002Following an on-the-spot assessment of what led to the unprecedented crisis in Argentina and its further development, the IMF delegation responds with clear demands.