16 mayo, 2002When male colleagues refused to stop watching pornographic films during the lunch break, she had to eat in the toilet.

12 mayo, 2002IG Metall receives strong international trade union support, as the country's biggest strike action in seven years enters its second week.

7 mayo, 2002The union representing workers at the company's contract manufacturing plant in Shah Alam agrees to call off picket following settlement of dispute.

29 abril, 2002

6 octubre, 2002IMF applauds former metalworker and union leader, Luiz Inácio da Silva, who is the clear winner in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election.

2 octubre, 2002With the metal industry accounting for an important part of trade flows in the Americas, unions representing this industry must coordinate their strategies.

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

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

17 septiembre, 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 septiembre, 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.