30 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation condemns the Australian government's attempts to destroy metalworkers' unions.

30 November, 1999An international metalworkers' official says that the World Trade Organisation's meeting will mark a watershed in changing public perceptions about international trade and how it affects us all.

29 November, 1999The MSF has announced plans to form one giant manufacturing union with the AEEU.

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.

27 September, 2000After a two-day debate, the 10th IMF World Auto Council has adopted a new programme to increase the trade unions' strength.

26 September, 2000There will be six or seven auto companies in the future, says the chief executive of Volkswagen, Ferdinand Piëch, at the IMF World Auto Council.

25 September, 2000Trade unions in the auto industry must tighten their international cooperation, says the IMF's president, Klaus Zwickel.

22 September, 2000At the beginning of the 20th century, the official working week in France was 60 hours in six days. Now the 35-hour workweek has been introduced, in theory if not yet in practice.

21 September, 2000The IMF is advising its affiliates of the high risks of going to Colombia.