2 March, 2000Turkish shipyards have been taken over by the military and all workers ordered to quit their union, Türkiye Dok, Gemi-Is.

1 March, 2000After serving four years as president of the FKTU, Korean trade union leader is switching to a new political career.

27 February, 2000The Italian metalworkers host meetings for discussions on how to build a different future for the workers in the region.

27 February, 2000Slowly, with lots of difficulty and always on the brink of collapse, Russia is moving.

24 November, 1999Many activities are planned alongside the WTO conference in order for trade unions to make known their own agenda.

23 November, 1999The IMF Regional Office in Santiago, Chile, will open a regional website in Spanish and Portuguese.

22 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation welcomes the news that the KCTU has, at long last, received legal union status.

18 November, 1999Swiss workers will fight by all means to preserve their jobs.

17 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation strongly urges the Nigerian government to rehabilitate steel companies which are potentially profitable and could empower Nigeria in the drive towards indigenous industrialisation.

16 November, 1999The IMF holds a meeting in Romania to raise the awareness of decision-makers to the need to include a social dimension to restructuring and offer hope to workers.