16 December, 2002In Marcello Malentacchi's just-published opinion column, he describes the IMF Executive Committee's recent visit to the maquiladoras of northern Mexico.

15 December, 2002Shipyard workers who were fired for refusing to resign their membership in Dok-Gemi-Is win legal fight for compensation.

11 December, 2002The nine trade union leaders were detained while attending a symposium of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.

9 December, 2002The IMF's Japanese affiliate has decided not to seek a unified basic monthly pay hike during next spring's "shunto".

1 June, 2003Hundreds of thousands of trade union members expected to strike over government attempts to increase retirement age.

27 May, 2003Vital issues which could help the world's afflicted populations will undoubtedly not be on meeting agenda.

27 May, 2003Participants challenge the conditions of general silence and submissiveness in the country.

22 May, 2003The GMB says the UK government's proposed legislation doesn't go far enough.

15 May, 2003José Rodriguez, a vice-president of the IMF, has been suspended from his Executive Committee post.

5 May, 2003Over one million trade union members strike over government attempts to increase retirement age.