Speech to the USWA Aluminium Conference

14 March, 2001The following is the speech given by the IMF general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, to the Steelworkers' conference on aluminium.

Trade unions march in Nice

3 December, 2000A mass demonstration pushing for full employment and social rights will take to the streets on the eve of the EU Summit.

4 December, 2000

6 December, 2000The trade union demonstration in Nice was fantastic, says the IMF president, Klaus Zwickel.

6 December, 2000Preparations are being made for the ten-year review of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development.

13 December, 2000An editorial in the Financial Times regarding an EU directive on consultation rights draws sharp reaction from the IMF.

14 December, 2000An ILO meeting has issued a statement noting the many violations of trade union rights in Belarus.

17 December, 2000Leo Gerard will take over as union president after the departure of George Becker.

23 January, 2001GM's Vauxhall workers are fighting to keep their jobs.

24 January, 2001A trade union mission visits Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.