12 October, 2000The leader of the global union for metalworkers reacts to the announcement that Kim Dae-jung has been selected as this year's choice for the prestigious Nobel award.

11 October, 2000An all-out general strike was called in face of growing unemployment and cutbacks in pensions.

10 October, 2000The Latin America and Caribbean Office of the International Metalworkers' Federation has launched its Spanish-language website.

10 October, 2000Mental health policies and programmes affecting the workforce in Finland, Germany, Poland, the UK and US are examined by the ILO.

5 October, 2000The free trade union movement of Belarus needs your support!

13 June, 2000The theme of the IMF Central Committee meeting in Birmingham will be "Trade and Sustainable Growth and Development."

12 June, 2000The dispute at Pilkingtons is over wages and the anti-union stance of the company.

12 June, 2000The Central Committee for the year 2000 will see an increase in membership of over three-quarters of a million metalworkers.

5 June, 2000National secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union calls for minister's resignation.

4 June, 2000Following the outright dismissal of a court case concerning trade union recognition in Turkish shipyards, the IMF will go to the ILO.