6 August, 2002USWA hourly workers at Stelco's steel-producing unit in Hamilton, Ontario, ratify deal, but union members at Stelco-McMaster Ltée in Quebec reject company offer and set up picket lines.

1 August, 2002

27 June, 200223 South Korean trade unionists have been arrested during the World Championship in football.

26 June, 2002June 27, thousands of trade unionists around the world took protest action calling for the immediate release of imprisoned trade unionists in South Korea.

1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.

28 November, 2002Men still way ahead in wages, with 24 per cent more in hourly pay than women.

24 November, 2002Government is working with major car and car components companies to destroy the bargaining strength of workers in the Australian car industry.

19 November, 2002The UK union calls the deal a "benchmark for British industry".

18 November, 2002A year after the IMF Congress march for global social justice, in Sydney, Australians continue fight for fair trade, not free trade.

5 November, 2002Walkout called off as Korean government announces it will delay legislation dealing with the five-day workweek.