7 June, 1999This week, the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, has been elected.

6 June, 1999Many guests from countries in the former Soviet Union attended the Swedish Metalworkers' Union Congress. Two unions from Belarus received awards.

6 June, 1999Another round of general strikes is being organised during the month of June.

3 June, 1999The union has warned the Clinton Administration that it will oppose any World Trade Organisation accession agreement with China.

3 June, 1999News items will be grouped every week or two into an IMF NewsBriefs.

3 June, 1999Debate will take place on revision of two ILO Conventions.

3 June, 1999Knowledge is power and free and open debate is necessary for democracy.

30 May, 1999The solution to the problem, if conditions for a stable peace are to be established, is with the total integration of the Balkans into the European Union.

27 May, 1999GENEVA/VIENNA: The IMF is inaugurating a new project in a major transnational automotive parts producer, Magna International, with a two-day meeting which began yesterday in Vienna of the IMF Magna Internet Action Group.

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