10 April, 2001Trade union officials are not allowed to get involved in OH&S activities in Korean shipyards.

9 April, 2001With the fate of Daewoo Motor Co. still in the balance, the IMF general secretary urges the South Korean president to include trade unions in talks.

3 April, 2001Members of the UK's AEEU and MSF have overwhelmingly approved the merger of the two trade union organisations.

29 March, 2001The ILO has condemned Belarus over workers' rights abuses.

28 March, 2001The IMF is requesting the management of Matsushita Air-Conditioning Group of Companies to act in good faith and reconvene negotiations.

28 March, 2001The U.S. autoworkers' union says workers must receive fair treatment from their employers and their government.

26 August, 2001Numsa negotiates a 9 per cent pay increase for its 21,000 members at BMW, Nissan, Toyota, Delta/General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen.

22 August, 2001In the continuing strike in the auto industry, Numsa has succeeded in getting the employers up to 9 per cent across the board.

21 August, 2001The tragic shootings at Zisco Steel occurred during a sit-in at the state majority-owned company.

20 August, 2001Over 12,000 of VW's 16,000 workers at the Puebla plant have downed their tools.