11 March, 2004With the better coordination of its activities, the combined shipbuilding group should become more competitive.

4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.

1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.

28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.

24 November, 2002Government is working with major car and car components companies to destroy the bargaining strength of workers in the Australian car industry.

19 November, 2002The UK union calls the deal a "benchmark for British industry".

18 November, 2002A year after the IMF Congress march for global social justice, in Sydney, Australians continue fight for fair trade, not free trade.

15 March, 2001A new economic agenda in India has meant that the private sector has taken over a major share of the development of industry. Workers have paid the price for that. METAL WORLD has visited a small enterprise in Bangalore, India's fastest-growing city.

15 March, 2001The role of the trade unions in South Africa has completely changed, says Silumko Nondwangu, Numsa's general secretary since August last year.

15 March, 2001Another 440 workers have been laid off as a consequence of dismissals at Fiat.