20 февраля, 2006The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday and is thought to have been caused by a build-up of firedamp gas at the bottom of the mine.

16 февраля, 2006The decision on February 15 by French President Jacques Chirac to recall the toxic warship Clemenceau back to France underlines the depth of the crisis in the global ship-breaking industry, says the IMF and other Global Unions partners.

19 декабря, 2005Further trade liberalization's impact on development and on employment has not been taken into account, says IMF delegation.

6 декабря, 2005After more than 6 months of illegal lockout, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to call workers at their Beaumont mill in Texas, USA, back to work.

30 ноября, 2005Trade unions and civil society organisations call for WTO negotiations to stop and a full public assessment of the impact of trade on employment and development.

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

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

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

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

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