17 September, 2001In November 2001, the 30th IMF World Congress will take place in Sydney, Australia. One of the problems in Australia today is the decline of industry. The massive attack on jobs in the manufacturing industry is also taking its toll on union membership.

17 September, 2001The U.S. 14-member Coordinated Bargaining Committee of GE Unions will assist GE-Chile workers who are entering their third week of strike action.

17 September, 2001Workers and their trade union were forced to stop a peaceful picket in Shah Alam, Malaysia.

11 September, 2001The following letter concerning the terrorist attacks in the USA was September 12 sent by the general secretary of the International Metalworkers' Federation to all IMF affiliates.

6 September, 2001The hired thugs charged with a vicious attack on striking workers are before the courts, but what about the mastermind?

5 September, 2001International metalworkers urge the Indonesian labour movement to consolidate and unite.

20 November, 2001The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its "Global Unions" partners have released a list of 250 multinational companies with business links to Burma.

13 November, 2001Congress vows international trade union action against the transnational metals and mining company.

12 November, 2001Bill Shorten, of the Australian Workers' Union, says that Australia's workplace laws and reform agenda are turning the country into an outcast of the developed world.

8 November, 2001Top official of British Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, in Australia for IMF Congress, returns to the UK because of the tragedy.