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.

27 March, 2001The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has announced a deal worth $128 million for workers facing plant closure.

26 March, 2001All 2.7 million members will be offered the use of a PC at home.

25 October, 2000This up-to-date information of the principal features of Mexico's metal industry should be useful in organising metalworkers there.

24 October, 2000One of the services of the IMF's website is the possibility it offers to come into direct contact with the IMF, to request information, make comments, ask questions about our organisation, its work, etc.

23 October, 2000The impact of the liberalising economy was a main topic for debate at the SMEWFI convention.

18 October, 2000For the first time, the Italian trade unions are calling for a general strike to improve working conditions.

17 October, 2000Steel imports have again returned to crisis levels in the U.S.