1 August, 2001The German metalworkers' union says that VW's new jobs' proposition undercuts present wages and working conditions.

1 August, 2001Workers and trade unions will mark the first day of the WTO Qatar conference with their unwillingness to accept the negative effects of globalisation.

29 July, 2001Is it only the economic turbulence, or the consequence of the last attempt by the TNC to reorganise?

24 July, 2001Canadian national newspaper supports asbestos exports to developing countries and asks "why ban asbestos?"

22 July, 2001Romania's largest steel plant has been bought by the owner of Ispat Karmet.

14 December, 1999The IMF general secretary speaks out strongly in favour of re-electing Ruth Dreifuss to the governing Swiss Federal Council.

12 December, 1999As most of the resources used for interventions by the "other" IMF -- the International Monetary Fund -- comes from workers' pension funds, why shouldn't workers' organisations have a say in how this IMF operates?

9 December, 1999For simply trying to improve their working conditions, Indonesian trade unionists are being charged with criminal acts.

8 December, 1999IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi expresses his great concern about the situation for the Korean trade union movement.

5 December, 1999Four workers have lost their lives in a shipbreaking yard in the southwest province of Baluchistan.