20 August, 2000Officials of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions announce the successful conclusion of the 74-day strike at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul.

14 August, 200030 per cent of the delegates to the Democratic convention in Los Angeles are union members.

14 August, 2000The WTO is a "nightmare" for developing countries, says a report presented to the UN's sub-commission on the protection of human right.

9 August, 2000Trade union membership in the labour force has declined in many countries, according to a U.N. report.

2 August, 2000The KCTU's president began a hunger strike on July 27.

2 August, 2000Klaus Zwickel, president of Germany's IG Metall, calls for "einer grosser Koalition" against right-wing extremism and xenophobia.

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6 December, 2000Preparations are being made for the ten-year review of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development.

6 December, 2000The IMF begins an exchange of information with Chinese trade unions.

5 December, 2000At the Climate Change Conference, governments could not agree to do what they had already agreed upon!