4 April, 2002The Free Trade Area of the Americas will present a major challenge for the labour movement. The IMF analyses its potential impact on the metal industry.

3 April, 2002Far-reaching changes in the global auto industry require closer trade union cooperation and improved communications.

2 April, 2002Two IMF affiliates organise industrial action over wage demands.

25 March, 2002Imprisoned for his trade union activities, the former president of the Korean Metal Workers' Federation, Mun Sung-hyun, has been released from detention.

24 March, 2002An understanding has been reached between the ILO and Burmese government for the appointment of an ILO liaison officer in Burma.

15 August, 2002American transnational company refuses to accept recommendation of the Australian arbitration commission.

13 August, 2002The accumulation of such power is dangerous for democracy and development says the IMF.

1 August, 2002Workers' jobs and pension funds must be secured.

30 July, 2002The IMF and its affiliates are calling on the South Korean president to grant a special amnesty to the jailed leader of the KCTU.

29 July, 2002The ICFTU Survey 2002 reveals an increase in the assassination of trade unionists.