2 July, 2000The political scene and enlargement of the European Union were high on the Congress agenda of the IMF's Austrian affiliate.

29 June, 2000Several subsidiaries of MNCs in Malaysia back down on forcing employees to work while standing.

29 June, 2000The ILO's office in Moscow reports an official trade union complaint against the Belarus government.

28 June, 2000The OECD has adopted revised global rules for multinational enterprises covering, amongst others, labour issues.

21 June, 2000Over 300 delegates of 195 IMF affiliates from 101 countries, representing 23 million metalworkers worldwide, assure Indonesian and Malaysian unions of full support.

21 June, 2000Speakers in the IMF Central Committee discussion on liberalised global trade insist on core labour standards in rules on trade.

20 June, 2000The Central Committee votes on new Executive Committee member.

13 November, 2000Korean shipyard workers are fighting against lawbreakers.

12 November, 2000An international comparison within the metal industry of working time required for the purchase of various consumer items has been published by the International Metalworkers' Federation.

8 November, 2000The company is attempting to deny workers their right to trade union representation.