3 October, 2001The president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, imprisoned for his trade union activities, was due for release on October 3.
30 September, 2001The IMF asks the Swiss-based Glencore International to intervene with its Peruvian zinc mining subsidiary to ensure respect for fundamental workers' and trade union rights.
30 September, 2001With the upcoming union election at the company's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, management misrepresents the union case.
26 September, 2001Pakistan Workers' Confederation express solidarity with the government's policy and stance regarding the fight against terrorism.
25 September, 2001French metalworkers' union stresses importance of maintaining France's electrical appliance industry.
25 September, 2001Advanced Micro Devices announced the jobs cuts and plant closures as an attempt to reduce costs.
24 September, 2001The IMF general secretary says the time has come to bring an end to the issue of organising electronics workers in this country.
19 September, 2001Tens of thousands of jobs will be cut as part of the fallout from the terrorist attacks in the U.S. last week.
17 September, 2001Klaus Zwickel is the toolmaker from Heilbronn, near Stuttgart, who became president of the German IG Metall and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF). His way of being was coined by the red sixties.
