6 December, 2000Preparations are being made for the ten-year review of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development.

6 December, 2000The IMF begins an exchange of information with Chinese trade unions.

5 December, 2000At the Climate Change Conference, governments could not agree to do what they had already agreed upon!

5 December, 2000Two of the International Metalworkers' Federation affiliates in the U.S. join forces.

30 January, 2001

29 January, 2001Announcing extensive restructuring, the auto multinational's Chrysler Group will cut 26,000 jobs and close six plants.

28 January, 2001The International Metalworkers' Federation calls on its affiliates to help the victims of the earthquakes in India and El Salvador.

23 January, 2001GM's Vauxhall workers are fighting to keep their jobs.

22 January, 2001In his new opinion column, the IMF general secretary welcomes the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as a labour movement alternative to Davos.

22 January, 2001An alternative to the World Economic Forum is the World Social Forum.