15 March, 2001It is only the growth of an open and tolerant society, founded on respect for fundamental rights, that can give the citizens of the former Yugoslavia prospects for the future, writes Toni Ferigo, responsible for the Balkan region in the IMF Secretariat.

15 March, 2001A report from the IMF Executive Committee meeting in Geneva in December 2000.

14 March, 2001The following is the speech given by the IMF general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, to the Steelworkers' conference on aluminium.

14 March, 2001The IMF-affiliated USWA held an international conference to discuss the current situation in the aluminium industry and the strengthening of international trade union ties.

13 March, 2001Marcello Malentacchi talks about negotiating Codes of Conduct with TNCs in his most recent opinion column.

12 December, 2000Negotiations for a collective agreement for the Ulsan shipyard workers have reopened.

12 December, 2000Vauxhall unions will resist by whatever means the closure of the Luton plant.

12 December, 2000Three different local trade unions, one blue-collar and two white-collar, have begun close cooperation at one of the Swedish multinationals, Ericsson Microwave Systems, in Mölndal.

6 December, 2000The trade union demonstration in Nice was fantastic, says the IMF president, Klaus Zwickel.

6 December, 2000Preparations are being made for the ten-year review of the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development.