5 February, 2003Shipbuilding worker and trade union activist burns himself to death as a result of harsh treatment by the company.

5 February, 2003

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.

14 January, 2003Independent workers' activists from the Liaoyang Ferro-Alloy Factory are being charged with subversion.

6 January, 2003

26 February, 2002The largest bus manufacturer in the Yugoslav Republic is trying by all means to destroy the trade union.

21 February, 2002After three weeks of collective bargaining, Slovenian employers bend to pressure.

19 February, 2002The IMF condemns the shelling by Israel's airforce which partially destroyed the PGFTU headquarters building.

17 February, 2002Steel Authority of India plans large workforce reductions in a bid to cut costs.