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

6 January, 2003

25 September, 2002IMF welcomes the second global labour agreement for a worldwide player in the automotive industry.

19 September, 2002ILO tripartite meeting for lifelong learning in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries will see strong participation from the IMF and its affiliates.

17 September, 2002During two weeks in June, the IMF's second Summer School took place in Chexbres and Geneva. 23 trade unionists from 17 countries briefed one another on their respective organisations; discussed globalisation and the challenges for the trade union movement and paid visits to Swiss metal industries.

17 September, 2002Boonwat Sodok is a metalworker at a car parts manufacturer in Bangkok, Thailand. After being hit by the "Asian crisis" in 1997, Thailand is slowly recovering, and once again attracting foreign investors.