10 February, 2000The IMF general secretary addresses for the first time a congress of the recently affiliated mining and metalworkers' union.

9 February, 2000The German metalworkers' union says that restraining wage demands has not generated an increase in metal industry employment.

9 February, 2000Support the KCTU-KMWF postcard campaign by ordering and sending your postcards to the South Korean authorities.

3 February, 2000On February 1, Robert Steiert, from IG Metall's Frankfurt headquarters, joined the IMF Secretariat in Geneva.

3 February, 2000The workers' representatives on the Mannesmann supervisory board will go along with the proposed merger of the two multinationals.

2 February, 2000The IMF is requesting urgent international solidarity with its autoworker affiliate in Argentina.

3 November, 1999Since the collapse of the Communist system, the ICFTU has grown considerably. IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi congratulates the international trade union confederation on its 50th anniversary.

3 November, 1999During the first 40 years of its existence, the ICFTU was busy fighting the other half of the world. Now, the situation has completely changed.

2 November, 1999The theme of the November 5 joint European trade union campaign is "Work for the Shipyards: A Future for Europe".

31 October, 1999German union and government will get in touch with their counterparts in France to seek support.