14 November, 1999Trade unionists representing unions organising Matsushita workers gather for the Regional Matsushita Council Meeting for Asia and the Pacific.

10 November, 1999It looks as though the Socialist International (SI) does not want contact with the international trade unions anymore, writes IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi in his new column under IMF Opinion on this website.

9 November, 1999The Austrian metalworkers' union successfully negotiated its 1999 autumn pay round in just one week.

4 November, 1999The IMF is considering to expand its World Company Councils to include two Finnish transnationals.

1 November, 1999Basic trade union training course will help to strengthen Indonesian union.

26 October, 1999IMF trade union educators in Central and Eastern Europe will develop a new network.

9 June, 1999The UN is preparing an evaluation of the implementation of the Copenhagen decisions and what additional actions to take.

9 June, 1999In June, 21-27 trade unions worldwide are mobilising their members in support of the striking workers at Continental General Tire in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

8 June, 1999Marcello Malentacchi has written to the Korean President with two urgent requests.

7 June, 1999The goals set by the organisers were to identify the scale of the problem and assess the effectiveness of current regulations.