4 February, 2003Steel group is cutting back its production and freezing investments.

30 January, 2003DaimlerChrysler Freightliner workers in North Carolina show their support for the union.

10 August, 2005The IMF seeks a satisfactory resolution for the workers and their union at a Toyota plant in the Philippines whose trade union rights have been violated by the company in an ongoing dispute.

2 August, 2000The KCTU's president began a hunger strike on July 27.

2 August, 2000Klaus Zwickel, president of Germany's IG Metall, calls for "einer grosser Koalition" against right-wing extremism and xenophobia.

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30 July, 2000Shanti Patel, a 'Gandhian socialist', is for a global society - but a regulated one.

30 July, 2000The metal industry employs approximately 70 million workers worldwide. It is a driving force of the world economy. Forecasts up to the year 2005 say that the number of persons employed in the metal industry will be less.

30 July, 2000In Mexico, the metal industry is the most important one in terms of both GDP and workforce, employing 38% of all industry workers. While the importance of metal manufacturing has grown, it has also proved very sensitive to cyclic fluctuations.

29 July, 2000Workplace racist abuse causes stress, anxiety and depression, says a new report from the UK's TUC.