6 May, 2001A company bus slams into striking workers at a bicycle factory in Chile, leaving one dead and two gravely injured.
2 May, 2001It is hoped that the 9th Collective Agreement between Malaysia's EIWU and the company will be settled soon.
2 May, 2001Hundreds of thousands of workers and their trade unions succeed in forcing the government to withdraw its proposals for pension reform.
24 October, 2001More than 120,000 members and non-members have taken part in the German Metalworkers' Union "Future Debate".
18 October, 2001Group adopts recommendations for building up global union structures to facilitate information exchange and cooperation.
17 October, 2001The U.S. Steelworkers say the government's inaction on steel is undermining the country's economic and national security.
15 October, 2001After taking strike action twice in August, 4,300 workers at Australia's biggest carmaker agree to a 17.7 per cent wage hike.
3 October, 2001The president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, imprisoned for his trade union activities, was due for release on October 3.
