8 July, 2001The Steelworkers' union will challenge the constitutionality of NAFTA.

4 July, 2001In spite of promising employment security, the German transnational will shut down its plant.

4 July, 2001Although a bargaining deal was reached for smaller companies, some disagreement remains in negotiations for the major firms.

3 July, 2001

30 June, 2001The KCTU declares strikes for resignation of Kim Dae-jung government in response to a grave provocation by the government.

24 June, 2001The message that manufacturing is not the future of a modern economy is just nonsense.

21 June, 2001Numsa says that the X-Strata Chrome company is opening up old wounds.

23 October, 2001In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the USA, repercussions on jobs in the aviation and tourism industries have taken on crisis proportions.

23 October, 2001The automaker needs to cut costs due to declining sales and financial losses.

22 October, 2001The International Metalworkers' Federation has protested to both the government of Mozambique and to Billiton.