27 October, 1999Jean Lapointe will soon leave his post in Budapest as IMF Regional Representative for Central & Eastern Europe.

27 October, 1999With a military government running the country, Pakistan's trade unions are calling on the authorities to proceed towards democracy and restore full trade union rights.

25 October, 1999The joint one-day strike campaign coordinated by the IMF's Brazilian affiliates gets results.

25 October, 1999The autoworkers' union wraps up its Big Three bargaining saying their 22,000 GM members will move into the new millennium with greater hope and security.

24 October, 1999Workers at the Dagenham plant in the UK have long complained of racial abuse and bullying.

21 October, 1999After a concerted organising drive at the staunchly non-union transnational company, the autoworkers' union comes out victorious.

18 October, 1999Lack of vision and greed by employers plus lack of industrial strategy by government is to blame for heavy job losses.

18 January, 2000Chile's newly-elected president promises to work towards the elimination of the inequities and suffering of the 20th century.

18 January, 2000The ILO is changing. Its structure will be transformed as well, but not necessarily for the better.

16 January, 2000Three hundred workers lose their jobs as Makonka Electronics closes plant in Malaysia.