9 August, 2000The Belarusian trade union leader Aliaksandr Bukhvostau joins the IMF Executive Committee.

8 August, 2000The United Auto Workers' executive board has decided to endorse Al Gore for president of the United States.

3 August, 2000Dick Cheney, the Republican vice-president candidate, have contributed more than $150,000 to members of Congress who sponsored legislation that would limit the ability of workers to sue companies for asbestos exposure.

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.

30 July, 2000Dan Byung-ho is a strong profile in the young Korean trade union movement. He is talking about his struggle against the Korean employers, government and police and about his time in prison.

30 July, 2000The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU, has endorsed a one-day national strike today, Wednesday.

2 November, 1999The theme of the November 5 joint European trade union campaign is "Work for the Shipyards: A Future for Europe".

31 October, 1999German union and government will get in touch with their counterparts in France to seek support.

28 October, 1999Two trade union officials have been arraigned by prosecutors to give their testimony concerning a KCTU good-will visit to North Korea.

27 October, 1999In many countries, right-wing political parties are speculating on people's fears in order to win votes among the working-class population. Read IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi's column under IMF Opinion on this website.