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.

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.

30 May, 2012Some 6,000 delegates representing workers, employers and governments come to the International Labour Organization each year to debate international labour standards, the application of ILO Recommendations and Conventions and discuss how the tripartite body can improve workers' rights around the world.

30 May, 2012Former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Guy Rider, has been elected as the new Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). He replaces Juan Somavia, who has served in this position since March 1999.