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.
4 December, 2002Projects are being set up to train union trainers and create education systems within the individual unions.
1 December, 2002The IMF has launched a Russian-language website, targeting trade unionists in the republics of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.
24 November, 2002Government is working with major car and car components companies to destroy the bargaining strength of workers in the Australian car industry.