18 March, 2008250 workers reverse employers' attempt to reduce wages at Alang Shipbreaking yard.

15 March, 2008Colombian workers at the nickel mine continue their strike in support of a pay rise and open-ended employment contracts for temporary workers.

13 March, 2008IMF hosts May Day labour film fest in Geneva.

18 December, 2007Striking workers at the Ford-Vsevolozhsk plant in Russia voted to suspend their indefinite strike after management agreed to commence a real negotiation process.

14 December, 2007Anti-asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton dies

4 March, 2001Forced labour continues on a wide scale, accompanied by massive violations of other human rights.

1 March, 2001This illness, which comes from exposure to asbestos particles, kills 100-200 people a year in Finland.

27 February, 2001Outraged at the continued repression of protesting Daewoo workers in Korea, the IMF has sent a strong message to the Kim government and is again asking its affiliates to do likewise.

26 February, 2001The AMWU calls on national body to speed up the phaseout of the use of asbestos.

25 February, 2001Members of the Transport and General Workers' Union staged a one-day strike at UK Vauxhall plants.