4 февраля, 2002Auto parts supplier will axe 6,500 jobs and close 21 plants by the end of 2002.

3 февраля, 2002Brazilian trade union offices searched by men armed with machine guns. Safes and computers were stolen.

31 января, 2002Trade unions make joint statement to the World Social Forum (Porto Alegre) and the World Economic Forum (New York).

31 января, 2002Closure is part of its large-scale restructuring plan announced a year ago.

30 января, 2002A VW campaign collecting coins of former currencies of the European Monetary Union can help build a future for children.

29 января, 2002600 workers at BHP Billiton-owned mine consider strike.

24 января, 2002The Daewoo Motors Workers' Union stands firm on its demands for job security and collective agreement.

14 августа, 2002Metalworkers' unions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Slovak Republic take action to help tens of thousands of their members affected by torrential rains and inundations.

13 августа, 2002Current collective contracts with GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler will expire in mid-September.

7 августа, 2002Uruguay and Brazil are getting the ripple effects of the continued economic crisis in Argentina.