Italian workers resist labour law reform5 February, 2002Center-right government wants to make it easier for companies to lay off workers.
IMF visits imprisoned Korean trade unionists7 February, 2002Dan and Mun express optimism and thank all metalworkers for their strong support.
IMF organises international solidarity on Valeo20 February, 2002By filing for bankruptcy at a U.S. plant, the French-based auto parts supplier is attempting to renege on the collective agreement.
Serious violations of union rights at Ikarbus26 February, 2002The largest bus manufacturer in the Yugoslav Republic is trying by all means to destroy the trade union.
How about a black list for TNCs?3 March, 2002The Financial Times' hit parade of well-respected transnational companies omits important criteria.
IMF launches Russian website1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.
Agreement reached in Finnish metal industry3 December, 2002Wage increases and qualitative improvements are included in new collective contract.
SIMA calls for general strike5 December, 2002Members of the Portuguese metalworkers' union will join national trade union center in an all-out struggle against government attempts to impose revisions in labour and social security laws.
Launch of "CrianÇa 2000"15 December, 2002Italian and Brazilian metalworkers' unions join forces to fight against child labour.
Profile: Lula, metalworker and president19 December, 2002Luiz Inácio da Silva, better known as Lula, has been elected president of Brazil. IMF secretariat member Toni Ferigo gives his personal account of the former leader of the IMF metal-worker affiliate CNM-CUT.
