28 November, 1999IG Metall rejects Vodafone's hostile takeover bid of the German industrial giant Mannesmann.

25 November, 1999With the government and employers sticking to their old positions, the trade unions are determined to have their say.

23 November, 1999After police and military brutalised strikers in August, it is now the union which is being arraigned in court.

21 November, 1999China's membership will make it more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country, says IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi.

21 November, 1999China's membership will make it even more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country.

18 November, 1999Former official of IG Metall and IMF assistant general secretary, Alfred Dannenberg was a man of great integrity and commitment to human and trade union rights.

9 August, 2000The Belarusian trade union leader Aliaksandr Bukhvostau joins the IMF Executive Committee.

8 August, 2000The United Auto Workers' executive board has decided to endorse Al Gore for president of the United States.

3 August, 2000Dick Cheney, the Republican vice-president candidate, have contributed more than $150,000 to members of Congress who sponsored legislation that would limit the ability of workers to sue companies for asbestos exposure.

1 August, 2000After having met the striking Indonesian workers at Sony, IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi is convinced that they will succeed in finding a solution.