7 June, 2000An American investment firm holding many shares in POSCO expresses its concern to the Korean company over its treatment of workers.

6 June, 2000Goon squads chase and threaten striking workers, most of whom are women.

5 June, 2000The ELA national trade union reacts to the assassination of one of their own.

4 June, 2000The trade union movement must serve to unify people of different cultures, rather than to divide them.

18 October, 2000For the first time, the Italian trade unions are calling for a general strike to improve working conditions.

17 October, 2000Steel imports have again returned to crisis levels in the U.S.

17 October, 2000The president of the IMF's Swiss affiliate, the SMUV/FTMH, takes the helm of the Swiss Socialist Party.

15 October, 2000Yearly report by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions documents trade union rights violations and repression in 113 countries.

9 October, 2000The MTUC, with the full support of its affiliates, organises protest regarding long delays for settling industrial disputes.

5 October, 2000The United Steelworkers of America is organising a conference of unions representing workers in Alcoa, Kaiser, Pechiney, Alcan and Noranda operations.