ILO delegates condemn Lukashenko14 June, 2001Threats and blackmail against trade union activists have intensified in Belarus.
Overwhelming support for strike action21 June, 2001Numsa says that the X-Strata Chrome company is opening up old wounds.
What is the G-8?3 July, 2001The IMF's general secretary underlines the need to make international institutions for world governance stronger, transparent, and having an effective social dimension.
Bitter dispute in Wales5 July, 2001Following a nine-week lockout, 87 workers at Friction Dynamics Ltd have been sacked.
BHP Billiton workers win major victory7 November, 2001Commission decides non-union contracts are discriminatory and victimise workers who choose collective bargaining rights.
VW workers strike in protest12 November, 2001Management has refused to reverse its decision to lay off 11 per cent of its Brazilian workforce.
New head of the ICFTU21 November, 2001Guy Ryder, current Chief of Cabinet at the ILO, has been appointed acting General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), replacing Bill Jordan.
Daily arrests in South Korea27 June, 200223 South Korean trade unionists have been arrested during the World Championship in football.
IMF appeals for Dan's release30 July, 2002The IMF and its affiliates are calling on the South Korean president to grant a special amnesty to the jailed leader of the KCTU.