3 May, 2001Steelworkers may be balloted for strike action, while government offers redundancy aid.

2 May, 2001The South African metalworkers' union has negotiated a severance package for laid off workers which includes a 4 million rand social plan.

26 April, 2001In the past week alone, Motorola, Ericsson and Moulinex are among multinationals announcing major restructuring and workforce reductions.

25 April, 2001

23 April, 2001Seminar discusses how to meet the growing challenges posed by stress and burnout.

22 April, 2001

25 September, 2000Trade unions in the auto industry must tighten their international cooperation, says the IMF's president, Klaus Zwickel.

22 September, 2000At the beginning of the 20th century, the official working week in France was 60 hours in six days. Now the 35-hour workweek has been introduced, in theory if not yet in practice.

21 September, 2000The IMF is advising its affiliates of the high risks of going to Colombia.

21 September, 2000The IMF World Auto Council will discuss building up global trade union solidarity in a globalised auto industry.