During the subregional project meetings and 2004 evaluation of the IMF Copper Project, strong recommendations were made to develop a new project for the mining unions in Latin America. The Planning workshop took place in Mexico in November 2004 with the participation of some 10 IMF affiliates, including Steelworkers of Canada and USA. It is foreseen that special emphasis will be placed upon the setting up of networks and action groups of unions belonging to the same TNCs. A full project for this sector should follow. In April 2006 no follow up proposal has yet been received from LACRO