16 January, 2001Volkswagen's workforce helps needy children in locations where the VW Group has operations.

14 March, 2001The following is the speech given by the IMF general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, to the Steelworkers' conference on aluminium.

14 March, 2001The IMF-affiliated USWA held an international conference to discuss the current situation in the aluminium industry and the strengthening of international trade union ties.

13 March, 2001Marcello Malentacchi talks about negotiating Codes of Conduct with TNCs in his most recent opinion column.

8 March, 2001South Africa's Labour Court rules in favour of VW South Africa.

4 March, 2001Slovak trade unions are satisfied with last Friday's blockade of border crossings.

1 March, 2001The major shareholder of the Japanese car maker is DaimlerChrysler.

1 March, 2001Negotiations to conclude a collective contract with the Matsushita Air-Conditioning Group of Companies in Malaysia are deadlocked.

28 February, 2001KOVO will halt traffic on the busiest border crossings between the Slovak Republic and its neighbours.

28 February, 2001Leo Gerard has become the seventh international president of the 700,000-member steelworkers' union.