21 noviembre, 2001Guy Ryder, current Chief of Cabinet at the ILO, has been appointed acting General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), replacing Bill Jordan.

21 noviembre, 2001The workers at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil voted Wednesday to accept a management offer to cut salaries and working hours by 15 percent to save 3,000 jobs and pave the way for a modernisation of the plant.

19 noviembre, 2001ABC Metalworkers' union have reached an agreement with VW to end the strike at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil. The agreement will prevent layoffs, but will also lead to reduction in salaries.

13 noviembre, 2001800 delegates from 100 countries adopt a statement on the struggle against terrorism.

12 noviembre, 2001Management has refused to reverse its decision to lay off 11 per cent of its Brazilian workforce.

5 noviembre, 2001Workers in Australia will be forming links with co-workers from Electrolux in Sweden to protect jobs and workers' rights in Australia and around the world.

4 noviembre, 2001Union continues to fight for the right to organise electronics workers in a national organisation.

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

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

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