20 June, 2002Millions of people supported trade union calls for general strikes on June 20.

20 June, 2002Striking trade unionists at truck plant turn away replacement workers.

18 June, 2002American multinational in Australia refuses to recognise union representation.

17 June, 2002The campaign calls upon the public to help politically persecuted trade unionists.

12 November, 2003High on the list of achievements is an integrated pay system for production workers and non-manual employees.

28 September, 2003The number of Export Processing Zones in the world has increased six-fold since 1995. Largely unorganised, their employees work under poor wages and conditions, with little or no access to unions. The challenge faced by the trade union movement is to find ways to organise workers in EPZs.

27 May, 2003

22 May, 2003Canadian auto union is deeply disappointed and blames the government.

19 May, 2003The 14-member CBC unions open national negotiations with General Electric.

12 May, 2003Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang receive long prison terms for their participation in a peaceful workers' protest.