27 May, 2001Union opposes retrenchment policies of the government and says real wages and pension benefits must increase.

21 May, 2001Fred Derby, well-known trade union activist and legislator, has died at the age of 61.

21 February, 2001José Domingos Cardoso, nicknamed "Ferreirinha," has passed away after an illness of several months.

20 February, 2001Philips workers from 18 countries have discussed joint trade union strategies.

19 February, 2001This resolution was adopted at a workers' protest meeting in Minsk on February 14, 2001.

18 February, 2001Hundreds of Daewoo workers refuse to leave the plant in protest against mass dismissals.

18 February, 2001A complaint was filed in court for the breach of the Finnish Act on Cooperation in Undertakings.

15 February, 2001It was a long, difficult but determined struggle for the trade union at Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.

14 February, 2001Fiat Poland has announced plans to dismiss 750 workers.

14 February, 2001The management of the Dutch multinational isn't setting a path for forward-looking cooperation with international trade unions and says that the IMF and EMF "are not the relevant partners for us."