26 September, 1999The Norwegian metalworkers' union, Fellesforbundet, has decided to increase its international solidarity activities.

26 September, 1999Chinese labour group goes to South Korea for talks with fellow trade unionists.

22 September, 1999IG Metall Congress will take important organisational and political decisions.

20 September, 1999Members of the United Steelworkers of America Local 850 in Charlotte end their one-year strike at tire plant.

19 September, 1999The launching of the 15-million-member Union Network International (UNI) has been confirmed.

19 September, 1999A long-time friend of the IMF has lost his battle against cancer.

19 September, 1999Dan Byung-ho, former president of the IMF-affiliated Korean Metal Workers' Federation, has been elected president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

23 June, 1999The main theme of the Central Committee meeting of the International Metalworkers' Federation was "The Euro -- Impact on the Global Economy, Industry and Metalworkers."

22 June, 1999World metal union says that internationally agreed core labour standards must be incorporated in agreements on free trade.

22 June, 1999Central Committee elects new members to the Executive and has a new industrial department president.