7 November, 2001Commission decides non-union contracts are discriminatory and victimise workers who choose collective bargaining rights.

5 November, 2001There is concern that the visa rejections are based on discrimination against delegates coming from Muslim African countries.

29 October, 2001With the decrease in orders, the VW European Works Council has passed a resolution demanding that governments launch an incentives programme.

25 October, 2001The Geneva-based labour organisation is holding its first global employment forum.

24 October, 2001The company says pay and work hours must be cut or jobs will go.

23 May, 2002Four per cent pay rise ended strikes in Baden-Württemberg. This week, other regions have adopted the settlement.

6 May, 2002Not only did the policies of this international financial institution fail in Argentina, but they led to the country's social and economic disintegration.

6 May, 2002Company unilaterally imposed a 12-hour nightshift and openly defies the law.

6 May, 2002First hit is Baden-Württemberg, Germany's most heavily industrialised region, and Berlin-Brandenburg will follow if no settlement is reached this week.

2 May, 2002The dispute at the exhaust systems plant in Adelaide was resolved when company agreed to establish bank guarantee for entitlements.