12 July, 2001Under increasing pressure, management of the two Philips semiconductor plants in Germany will delay implementation of its plans until August 1.

11 August, 2001The vast majority of ICT enterprises are small or medium sized, but there are also very large, well-known companies like IBM, Compaq, Nokia, Sony, and Microsoft.

9 August, 2001The Italian metal union FIOM has underlined its commitment to the guarantee of peaceful demonstration.

8 August, 2001The deal will boost the campaign by Australian trade unions to protect workers' entitlements.

5 August, 2001The first day of industrial action in South Africa's car manufacturing industry has been an unqualified success.

2 August, 2001The union will concentrate on its campaign for rights of workers in "irregular" employment, the 5-day workweek, reform of the media and education, and issues regarding structural adjustment.

29 June, 1999The past week has seen tremendous global trade union action in support of striking U.S. tire workers.

23 June, 1999The main theme of the Central Committee meeting of the International Metalworkers' Federation was "The Euro -- Impact on the Global Economy, Industry and Metalworkers."

22 June, 1999World metal union says that internationally agreed core labour standards must be incorporated in agreements on free trade.

22 June, 1999Central Committee elects new members to the Executive and has a new industrial department president.