15 November, 1999First-ever bargaining pact for a three-year period has been reached between the unions and Ford.

14 November, 1999Trade unionists representing unions organising Matsushita workers gather for the Regional Matsushita Council Meeting for Asia and the Pacific.

10 November, 1999It looks as though the Socialist International (SI) does not want contact with the international trade unions anymore, writes IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi in his new column under IMF Opinion on this website.

9 November, 1999The Austrian metalworkers' union successfully negotiated its 1999 autumn pay round in just one week.

4 November, 1999The IMF is considering to expand its World Company Councils to include two Finnish transnationals.

1 November, 1999Basic trade union training course will help to strengthen Indonesian union.

26 October, 1999IMF trade union educators in Central and Eastern Europe will develop a new network.

25 October, 1999The transnational automaker backs down on job suspensions following the one-day strike in Minas Gerais.

20 October, 1999The growing informal sector poses a serious threat to the whole industrial relations system. Read IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi's column under IMF Opinion on this website.

19 October, 1999The growing informal sector is posing a serious threat to the whole industrial relations system and all sectors of the economy are concerned, including the metal industry.