3 August, 2000Dick Cheney, the Republican vice-president candidate, have contributed more than $150,000 to members of Congress who sponsored legislation that would limit the ability of workers to sue companies for asbestos exposure.

1 August, 2000After having met the striking Indonesian workers at Sony, IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi is convinced that they will succeed in finding a solution.

30 July, 2000Dan Byung-ho is a strong profile in the young Korean trade union movement. He is talking about his struggle against the Korean employers, government and police and about his time in prison.

30 July, 2000The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU, has endorsed a one-day national strike today, Wednesday.

26 July, 2000Mozambique's main labour union called off plans for a national strike on Wednesday after a deal with government late on Tuesday

25 July, 20002.730 mine workers in China have been killed so far only this year.

26 March, 2001All 2.7 million members will be offered the use of a PC at home.

22 March, 2001A protest team will try to discourage the U.S. auto multinational from taking over Daewoo.

21 March, 2001Australian workers show their concern over possible repercussions on jobs following merger.

20 March, 2001A trade union president, in protest at company abuse of workers' rights, is now in his fifteenth day of hunger strike.