23 November, 1999After police and military brutalised strikers in August, it is now the union which is being arraigned in court.

21 November, 1999China's membership will make it more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country, says IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi.

21 November, 1999China's membership will make it even more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country.

18 November, 1999Former official of IG Metall and IMF assistant general secretary, Alfred Dannenberg was a man of great integrity and commitment to human and trade union rights.

28 April, 2002Company refuses to accept court's decision in favour of Limter-Is.

25 April, 2002Two million workers lose their lives every year due to occupational injury or disease.

24 April, 2002The South African metalworkers' union Numsa accuses the BHP-Billiton subsidiary of targeting black workers.

23 April, 2002Wage talks collapse. Union says employers' latest offer remains "provocative".

22 April, 2002With 20,000 more jobs to go, the company is taking drastic measures.

21 April, 2002Military police, using batons and teargas, assault workers in front of the Camaçari plant in Bahia.