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.

21 April, 2002The one-day countrywide strike paralysed industrial activity throughout the country.

17 April, 2002A majority of the union's members vote in favour of a provisional agreement between General Motors and Daewoo Motor Company.

15 April, 2002

20 November, 2001The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its "Global Unions" partners have released a list of 250 multinational companies with business links to Burma.

13 November, 2001Congress vows international trade union action against the transnational metals and mining company.

12 November, 2001Bill Shorten, of the Australian Workers' Union, says that Australia's workplace laws and reform agenda are turning the country into an outcast of the developed world.