Strikes hit Uruguay as crisis worsens7 August, 2002Uruguay and Brazil are getting the ripple effects of the continued economic crisis in Argentina.
Many TNC's hold more power than countries13 August, 2002The accumulation of such power is dangerous for democracy and development says the IMF.
Job cuts at DaimlerChrysler Brazil21 August, 2002ABC Metalworkers organise resistance to dismissals of 656 non-production workers at Sao Bernardo do Campo plant.
Agreement at GM Canada17 September, 2002CAW negotiators strike tentative deal with the first of the Big Three automakers. Bargaining at DaimlerChrysler and Ford will follow.
Framework agreement at DaimlerChrysler25 September, 2002IMF welcomes the second global labour agreement for a worldwide player in the automotive industry.
IMF holds Asia-Pacific auto conference9 October, 2002Auto industry wage systems, outsourcing and policy vs contract workers in focus as 68 trade unionists from 8 countries meet in Thailand.
New ILO health and safety code for iron and steel12 February, 2005After seven days of tough negotiations, a new ILO code of conduct for health and safety in the iron and steel industry was agreed.
Toyota infringes workers' rights in the Philippines10 August, 2005The IMF seeks a satisfactory resolution for the workers and their union at a Toyota plant in the Philippines whose trade union rights have been violated by the company in an ongoing dispute.
Trade unions decry empty development rhetoric at the WTO13 December, 2005"Aid for trade" must not be a service in return for concessions by developing countries that could slow down their development efforts, warned the trade union movement yesterday, December 12, in Hong Kong.
