15 December, 2002Italian and Brazilian metalworkers' unions join forces to fight against child labour.
10 December, 2002The United Steelworkers of America have greeted this decision as a "triumph" of their members' solidarity.
5 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.
3 July, 2001The IMF's general secretary underlines the need to make international institutions for world governance stronger, transparent, and having an effective social dimension.
28 June, 2001The Federation of Korean Metalworkers' Trade Unions says that the Volvo Construction Equipment Group is violating the collective agreement.
24 June, 2001Marcello Malentacchi says that manufacturing remains the most important factor in the economy of a modern country.
19 June, 2001IG Metall has concluded a collective agreement on qualification in the metal and electro industries of Baden-Württemberg.
18 June, 2001The leaders of the trade union at the Resita steel plant decide to adopt a hunger strike beginning June 19, 2001.
17 June, 2001During the period of the John Howard government in Australia, there has been a deficit of 275,000 jobs in manufacturing.
