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.

9 May, 2001IMF Australian affiliates will urge shareholders to reject proposal.

6 May, 2001A company bus slams into striking workers at a bicycle factory in Chile, leaving one dead and two gravely injured.

2 May, 2001It is hoped that the 9th Collective Agreement between Malaysia's EIWU and the company will be settled soon.

2 May, 2001Hundreds of thousands of workers and their trade unions succeed in forcing the government to withdraw its proposals for pension reform.