18 junio, 2000New technology gives the trade unions a new possibility to unite white- and blue-collar workers, writes Marcello Malentacchi under IMF opinion.

18 junio, 2000Highlights of the ILO annual conference were the passage of revisions in the Maternity Convention, and Resolutions on Burma and HIV/AIDS.

14 junio, 2000The changeover in Estonia, from a Soviet-controlled communist planned economy to a capitalistic market economy, has been hard on the trade unions in this small country. Industries have shrunk and trade union membership has decreased.

14 junio, 2000There will be harmful consequences if German industry does not pay its share for past slave labour.

13 junio, 2000The theme of the IMF Central Committee meeting in Birmingham will be "Trade and Sustainable Growth and Development."

12 junio, 2000The dispute at Pilkingtons is over wages and the anti-union stance of the company.

12 junio, 2000The Central Committee for the year 2000 will see an increase in membership of over three-quarters of a million metalworkers.

7 febrero, 2001To highlight their struggle to preserve their workplace and jobs, a march is planned in Amiens.

6 febrero, 2001Workers and their trade union charge that Billiton's Colombian subsidiary is cutting corners to maximise short-term returns.

5 febrero, 2001The company's South African subsidiary has requested a review of the ruling made by the CCMA.