9 August, 2000Trade union membership in the labour force has declined in many countries, according to a U.N. report.

2 August, 2000The KCTU's president began a hunger strike on July 27.

2 August, 2000Klaus Zwickel, president of Germany's IG Metall, calls for "einer grosser Koalition" against right-wing extremism and xenophobia.

1 August, 2000

30 July, 2000Shanti Patel, a 'Gandhian socialist', is for a global society - but a regulated one.

30 July, 2000The metal industry employs approximately 70 million workers worldwide. It is a driving force of the world economy. Forecasts up to the year 2005 say that the number of persons employed in the metal industry will be less.

30 July, 2000In Mexico, the metal industry is the most important one in terms of both GDP and workforce, employing 38% of all industry workers. While the importance of metal manufacturing has grown, it has also proved very sensitive to cyclic fluctuations.

6 March, 2000IG Metall has signed an agreement with the German multinational which guarantees minimum social standards.

5 March, 2000The IMF General Secretary describes his reaction upon learning that Pinochet had returned home.

2 March, 2000Turkish shipyards have been taken over by the military and all workers ordered to quit their union, Türkiye Dok, Gemi-Is.