8 April, 2001The 19 per cent increase is still not enough to cover the basic needs of workers.

4 April, 2001The IMF-affiliated CMB and CCMB have negotiated a package totalling 7.26 per cent.

2 April, 2001The IMF's Paraguayan affiliate reports that the state of health of its president has considerably weakened.

2 April, 2001For the first time in ten years, trade union membership registered an increase in 2000.

1 April, 2001To underline their demands for job protection and back wages, Sintel workers have set up tents in the Spanish capital's financial district.

28 May, 2001The former UAW International Affairs director will be honoured with Sweden's highest award given to a foreigner.

21 May, 2001The IMF Executive Committee has endorsed a major project for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.

20 May, 2001Workers and their trade unions put more pressure on the government in the second all-out 24-hour strike within a month.

17 May, 2001Four-year action programme and initiative for ICT sector are on the agenda for meeting in Venice.

16 May, 2001Redundancies will take over NZ$2 million a year out of the local economy in wages alone.