U.N. failure in Geneva8 July, 2000A handful of countries forced the U.N. follow-up conference, Copenhagen +5, to take a step backwards, says Marcello Malentacchi.
"Save the OHS commission in Australia"20 July, 2000A high profile campaign is underway in Australia to save the National OHS Commission from decimation by the conservative government.
National workers rally in Korea24 July, 2000The KCTU has adopted a plan to oppose and defeat the government's campaign of repression.
Zwickel: "Zero tolerance against right wing"2 August, 2000Klaus Zwickel, president of Germany's IG Metall, calls for "einer grosser Koalition" against right-wing extremism and xenophobia.
More jobs, smaller unions9 August, 2000Trade union membership in the labour force has declined in many countries, according to a U.N. report.
Belarusian observer in IMF ExCo9 August, 2000The Belarusian trade union leader Aliaksandr Bukhvostau joins the IMF Executive Committee.
Numsa continues<br>support for ANC23 August, 2000Numsa says that despite growing tension among tripartite alliance partners, particularly on labour issues, its members are willing to give the ANC "another chance" to lead the alliance.
Workers threatened with dismissal at VW Mexico24 August, 2000VW management in Puebla appealed to a government agency to get the strike by 12,600 workers declared illegal.
