1 August, 2000After having met the striking Indonesian workers at Sony, IMF general secretary Marcello Malentacchi is convinced that they will succeed in finding a solution.

9 May, 2001Protest will continue until government adopts positive attitude and policies towards labour and the people.

2 December, 1999In order to serve its new affiliates in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the International Metalworkers' Federation will open an office in Moscow.

1 December, 1999A project office will be set up to assist in organising and affiliating metalworkers in Mexico.

30 November, 1999The International Metalworkers' Federation condemns the Australian government's attempts to destroy metalworkers' unions.

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

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

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

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