BHP Billiton workers win major victory7 ноября, 2001Commission decides non-union contracts are discriminatory and victimise workers who choose collective bargaining rights.
VW workers strike in protest12 ноября, 2001Management has refused to reverse its decision to lay off 11 per cent of its Brazilian workforce.
New head of the ICFTU21 ноября, 2001Guy Ryder, current Chief of Cabinet at the ILO, has been appointed acting General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), replacing Bill Jordan.
Daily arrests in South Korea27 июня, 200223 South Korean trade unionists have been arrested during the World Championship in football.
IMF appeals for Dan's release30 июля, 2002The IMF and its affiliates are calling on the South Korean president to grant a special amnesty to the jailed leader of the KCTU.
CAW begins Big Three bargaining talks13 августа, 2002Current collective contracts with GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler will expire in mid-September.
Worst floods in living memory14 августа, 2002Metalworkers' unions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Slovak Republic take action to help tens of thousands of their members affected by torrential rains and inundations.
Trane subsidiary defiant as dispute persists15 августа, 2002American transnational company refuses to accept recommendation of the Australian arbitration commission.
CAW members give strong mandate to union negotiators25 августа, 2002Huge majority votes to strike if bargaining talks fail at the Big Three.
