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.
2 May, 2001The South African metalworkers' union has negotiated a severance package for laid off workers which includes a 4 million rand social plan.
26 April, 2001In the past week alone, Motorola, Ericsson and Moulinex are among multinationals announcing major restructuring and workforce reductions.
