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.

14 December, 2011A trade union seminar has endorsed the decision to continue promoting unity in the form of a single national manufacturing sector union. Delegates also called for an increased grass roots and member participation and welcomed the increase in participation by young women and leaders.

14 December, 2011The Italian trade union confederations CGIL, CISL and UIL unanimously demand changes in the Monti government's plans for fiscal cuts of 30 billion Euro, to assure fairness. After a resultless meeting with the government the Italian unions called for a week of general strikes starting December 12.