26 января, 2003Porto Alegre seminar discusses how old and new social movements can build alliances to fight neo-liberal globalisation.
23 января, 2003At the Trade Union Forum in Porto Alegre, which preceded the World Social Forum, the IMF asks for more substance.
21 января, 2003The International Metalworkers' Federation promotes the issue of an alternative economic programme and International Framework Agreements.
14 января, 2003A woman worker on strike outside a General Electric plant near Louisville, Kentucky, was killed as she walked the picket line.
12 января, 2003Two-day walkout is a reaction against the company's unilateral increase in employee health-care costs.
12 февраля, 2005After seven days of tough negotiations, a new ILO code of conduct for health and safety in the iron and steel industry was agreed.