2 July, 2000The political scene and enlargement of the European Union were high on the Congress agenda of the IMF's Austrian affiliate.

29 June, 2000Several subsidiaries of MNCs in Malaysia back down on forcing employees to work while standing.

29 June, 2000The ILO's office in Moscow reports an official trade union complaint against the Belarus government.

28 June, 2000The OECD has adopted revised global rules for multinational enterprises covering, amongst others, labour issues.

21 June, 2000Over 300 delegates of 195 IMF affiliates from 101 countries, representing 23 million metalworkers worldwide, assure Indonesian and Malaysian unions of full support.

21 June, 2000Speakers in the IMF Central Committee discussion on liberalised global trade insist on core labour standards in rules on trade.

7 February, 2002Dan and Mun express optimism and thank all metalworkers for their strong support.

4 February, 2002Auto parts supplier will axe 6,500 jobs and close 21 plants by the end of 2002.

3 February, 2002Brazilian trade union offices searched by men armed with machine guns. Safes and computers were stolen.

31 January, 2002Trade unions make joint statement to the World Social Forum (Porto Alegre) and the World Economic Forum (New York).