21 ноября, 2001Guy Ryder, current Chief of Cabinet at the ILO, has been appointed acting General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), replacing Bill Jordan.
21 ноября, 2001The workers at Volkswagen's plant in Sao Bernardo in Brazil voted Wednesday to accept a management offer to cut salaries and working hours by 15 percent to save 3,000 jobs and pave the way for a modernisation of the plant.
19 ноября, 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.
12 ноября, 2001Management has refused to reverse its decision to lay off 11 per cent of its Brazilian workforce.
5 ноября, 2001Workers in Australia will be forming links with co-workers from Electrolux in Sweden to protect jobs and workers' rights in Australia and around the world.
4 ноября, 2001Union continues to fight for the right to organise electronics workers in a national organisation.
24 октября, 2001More than 120,000 members and non-members have taken part in the German Metalworkers' Union "Future Debate".
18 октября, 2001Group adopts recommendations for building up global union structures to facilitate information exchange and cooperation.