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Car production resumes in Sao Paulo

15 octubre, 2001Strikes are suspended as carmakers agree to resume wage talks.

SEB to takeover Moulinex

22 octubre, 2001Although some jobs will be saved, thousands of others will disappear both in France and beyond its borders.

VW threatens layoffs in Brazil

24 octubre, 2001The company says pay and work hours must be cut or jobs will go.

IMF convenes 30th World Congress

24 octubre, 2001The main theme for the International Metalworkers' Federation Congress, to take place in Sydney, Australia, from November 11-15, will be "Solidarity for Metalworking Jobs and Sustainable Growth".

Malaysia contravenes ILO convention

4 noviembre, 2001Union continues to fight for the right to organise electronics workers in a national organisation.

VW layoffs may be reversed

19 noviembre, 2001ABC Metalworkers' union have reached an agreement with VW to end the strike at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil. The agreement will prevent layoffs, but will also lead to reduction in salaries.

Unions target companies in Burma

20 noviembre, 2001The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its "Global Unions" partners have released a list of 250 multinational companies with business links to Burma.

Putin urges trade unions to back new labour code

28 noviembre, 2001Addressing the congress of the Federation of Independent Russian Trade Unions (FNPR), president Putin urged unions to shoulder their share of responsibility for implementing reforms he said were vital for the country's future prosperity.

6,000 Rolls-Royce workers to lose their jobs

29 noviembre, 2001Company says that cuts in the workforce are a result of a slump in orders following the 11 September attacks in the USA.

BHP steelworkers fight for job security

2 diciembre, 2001About 6,000 Australian Workers' Union members at BHP Steel will walk off the job next Monday for 24 hours after a breakdown in enterprise bargaining talks.

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