6 August, 2002USWA hourly workers at Stelco's steel-producing unit in Hamilton, Ontario, ratify deal, but union members at Stelco-McMaster Ltée in Quebec reject company offer and set up picket lines.
27 June, 200223 South Korean trade unionists have been arrested during the World Championship in football.
26 June, 2002June 27, thousands of trade unionists around the world took protest action calling for the immediate release of imprisoned trade unionists in South Korea.
23 June, 2002Following international solidarity actions, Mun Sung-hyun was set free from his detention in Seoul. He now wants to spend as much time as possible with his family.
13 June, 2002In his new opinion column, the general secretary of the International Metalworkers' Federation discusses the anti-migrant sentiments to be seen in Europe.
12 June, 2002BHP Steel called on riot police on horseback to break a union picket line at its Western Port factory, Australia.
11 June, 2002Unions have called for a general strike unless government withdraws plans to tighten unemployment benefit rules.
6 June, 2002The IMF welcomes the "Declaration on Social Rights and Industrial Relationships at Volkswagen", the first international framework agreement for a worldwide player in the automotive industry.
