21 April, 2002Military police, using batons and teargas, assault workers in front of the Camaçari plant in Bahia.

21 April, 2002The one-day countrywide strike paralysed industrial activity throughout the country.

17 April, 2002A majority of the union's members vote in favour of a provisional agreement between General Motors and Daewoo Motor Company.

15 April, 2002

11 April, 2002The ICU in Ghana has won its long fight against the former government, which tried to destabilise the union and its leadership.

8 April, 2002Union is pleased with results and ready for the improvement in workers' purchasing power.

7 April, 2002The International Metalworkers' Federation is demanding the involvement of trade unions in decisions over future economic and social policies.

4 April, 2002The spotlight will be on the outlook for the auto industry, and specifically the situation at Fiat.

4 April, 2002Following mounting repression against workers in the People's Republic of China, the IMF joins the ICFTU in a formal complaint to the ILO.

26 March, 2002Former KMWF President Mun was released from prison yesterday (March 26). The KMWF, thanking the IMF for its support, says the Korean government was afraid of another IMF action.