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.

8 November, 2001Top official of British Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, in Australia for IMF Congress, returns to the UK because of the tragedy.

7 November, 2001Union says that plan does not address the workers' demand for a job guarantee.

23 May, 2002Four per cent pay rise ended strikes in Baden-Württemberg. This week, other regions have adopted the settlement.

6 May, 2002Not only did the policies of this international financial institution fail in Argentina, but they led to the country's social and economic disintegration.

6 May, 2002Company unilaterally imposed a 12-hour nightshift and openly defies the law.

6 May, 2002First hit is Baden-Württemberg, Germany's most heavily industrialised region, and Berlin-Brandenburg will follow if no settlement is reached this week.

2 May, 2002The dispute at the exhaust systems plant in Adelaide was resolved when company agreed to establish bank guarantee for entitlements.

1 May, 2002First to be hit will be Baden-Württemberg, Germany's most heavily industrialised region, with Berlin-Brandenburg to follow.