19 February, 20019,000 workers take part in a protest meeting in Minsk.

15 February, 2001The USWA is scheduling a conference with IMF affiliates to discuss changes of significance in this all-important industry.

14 February, 2001Following the failure of COP6 last November, discussions will resume this summer.

13 February, 2001Trade unions are victorious but the reaction against globalisation will speed up with such unacceptable employer attitudes.

16 August, 2001USWA takes extraordinary step of entering early negotiations.

14 August, 2001The Swiss metalworkers' union has criticised the transnational electrical engineering group over its plan to cut 12,000 jobs.

14 August, 2001IMF urges solidarity with its South African affiliate.

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.