29 ноября, 2001Company says that cuts in the workforce are a result of a slump in orders following the 11 September attacks in the USA.
28 ноября, 2001Addressing the congress of the Federation of Independent Russian Trade Unions (FNPR), president Putin urged unions to shoulder their share of responsibility for implementing reforms he said were vital for the country's future prosperity.
28 ноября, 2001The IMF will organise a task force to decide on action to bring the government of Korea to release trade unionists.
21 ноября, 2001Guy Ryder, current Chief of Cabinet at the ILO, has been appointed acting General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), replacing Bill Jordan.
21 ноября, 2001The workers at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil voted Wednesday to accept a management offer to cut salaries and working hours by 15 percent to save 3,000 jobs and pave the way for a modernisation of the plant.
19 ноября, 2001ABC Metalworkers' union have reached an agreement with VW to end the strike at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil. The agreement will prevent layoffs, but will also lead to reduction in salaries.
12 ноября, 2001Management has refused to reverse its decision to lay off 11 per cent of its Brazilian workforce.