30 noviembre, 1999An international metalworkers' official says that the World Trade Organisation's meeting will mark a watershed in changing public perceptions about international trade and how it affects us all.

29 noviembre, 1999The MSF has announced plans to form one giant manufacturing union with the AEEU.

28 noviembre, 1999IG Metall rejects Vodafone's hostile takeover bid of the German industrial giant Mannesmann.

25 noviembre, 1999With the government and employers sticking to their old positions, the trade unions are determined to have their say.

23 noviembre, 1999After police and military brutalised strikers in August, it is now the union which is being arraigned in court.

21 noviembre, 1999China's membership will make it more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country, says IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi.

21 noviembre, 1999China's membership will make it even more difficult to include core labour standards in the next round of WTO talks but will force an opening of the world's largest market, giving us some access to the country.

18 noviembre, 1999Former official of IG Metall and IMF assistant general secretary, Alfred Dannenberg was a man of great integrity and commitment to human and trade union rights.

11 noviembre, 1999Occupational health and safety legislation is grossly outdated, putting many workers in danger of exposure and contamination to harmful substances.

10 noviembre, 1999Following is additional information regarding the radical overhaul of Japan's second-largest carmaker.