29 November, 1999A group representing the IMF shipbuilding working party will examine conditions and trade union rights at shipbreaking sites in India.

24 November, 1999Many activities are planned alongside the WTO conference in order for trade unions to make known their own agenda.

23 November, 1999The IMF Regional Office in Santiago, Chile, will open a regional website in Spanish and Portuguese.

22 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation welcomes the news that the KCTU has, at long last, received legal union status.

18 November, 1999Swiss workers will fight by all means to preserve their jobs.

17 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation strongly urges the Nigerian government to rehabilitate steel companies which are potentially profitable and could empower Nigeria in the drive towards indigenous industrialisation.

16 November, 1999The IMF holds a meeting in Romania to raise the awareness of decision-makers to the need to include a social dimension to restructuring and offer hope to workers.

16 September, 1999After two days of round-the-clock negotiations, the IMF-affiliated United Autoworkers (UAW) and DaimlerChrysler have reached a tentative agreement.

15 September, 1999A new free trade agreement must include the ILO's core labour standards.

15 September, 1999The World Trade Organisation (WTO) must listen to the trade unions in Seattle, says IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi.