6 December, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.
30 November, 2005Trade unions and civil society organisations call for WTO negotiations to stop and a full public assessment of the impact of trade on employment and development.
13 March, 2006Miners union finds irregularities at the mine where 65 miners employed by Grupo Mexico died. They could have caused the accident.
20 February, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.
16 February, 2006The decision on February 15 by French President Jacques Chirac to recall the toxic warship Clemenceau back to France underlines the depth of the crisis in the global ship-breaking industry, says the IMF and other Global Unions partners.
19 December, 2005Further trade liberalization's impact on development and on employment has not been taken into account, says IMF delegation.
1 June, 2003Hundreds of thousands of trade union members expected to strike over government attempts to increase retirement age.
27 May, 2003Vital issues which could help the world's afflicted populations will undoubtedly not be on meeting agenda.
27 May, 2003Participants challenge the conditions of general silence and submissiveness in the country.
