21 January, 2003The International Metalworkers' Federation promotes the issue of an alternative economic programme and International Framework Agreements.

14 January, 2003A woman worker on strike outside a General Electric plant near Louisville, Kentucky, was killed as she walked the picket line.

12 January, 2003Two-day walkout is a reaction against the company's unilateral increase in employee health-care costs.

4 April, 2002The spotlight will be on the outlook for the auto industry, and specifically the situation at Fiat.

4 April, 2002Following mounting repression against workers in the People's Republic of China, the IMF joins the ICFTU in a formal complaint to the ILO.

26 March, 2002Former KMWF President Mun was released from prison yesterday (March 26). The KMWF, thanking the IMF for its support, says the Korean government was afraid of another IMF action.

25 March, 2002Fellesforbundet says its members will walk off the job if mediation fails.

19 March, 2002The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus is fighting for a decent life and for workers' rights.

17 March, 2002Trade unions in metal industry maintain existing pay levels.

13 March, 2002Learning more about the realities of Muslim societies, and of Arab societies in particular, is undoubtedly a crucial part of the struggle to achieve a new world order, writes Toni Ferigo, responsible for the Maghreb region in the IMF Secretariat.