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.

21 August, 2001The tragic shootings at Zisco Steel occurred during a sit-in at the state majority-owned company.

13 June, 2001The ILO Workers' Group charges that the Indonesian government has acquiesced in the use of violence against workers.

12 June, 2001The ILO takes a major step aimed at ending the most abusive forms of child labour.

11 June, 2001The Nezavisnost president tells the ILO meeting that the Yugoslav government has acted in breach of its obligations.

10 June, 2001Tens of thousands of Korean workers are protesting against the government's economic reforms.