6 June, 1999Approximately 4,300 workers are to be laid off by Corporación Venezolana de Guayana.

6 June, 1999Its objective is to achieve closer cooperation between IMF-affiliated unions at international level.

30 May, 1999This is the first time ILO standards have been the subject of a shareholder resolution.

30 May, 1999The merger was approved in mid-April.

27 May, 1999EUROPEAN UNION: The Technical Committee of the European Union voted, on May 4, to ban chrysotile, or white asbestos, throughout the entire European Union.

3 May, 1999GENEVA: IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi states that the solution for Yugoslavia is the integration of the Balkans into the European Union.

13 January, 2009A rock fall in the Charcas San Luis de Potosí mine has left one worker dead and another seriously injured. The National Miners' and Metalworkers' Union of Mexico (SNTMMSRM) calls on the government and companies to accept responsibility for workers' safety.

6 July, 2007China enacts new Labour Contract Law that could improve workers' rights if rigorously enforced.

3 July, 2007Five shots were fired at the porter's lodge at the union offices. Fortunately, nobody was hit.

11 September, 2007IMF commends Gerdau for raising funds for people affected by the recent earthquake in Peru, but calls on the company to also stop the anti-trade union practices it adopts in Peru and Colombia.