8 junio, 1999Marcello Malentacchi has written to the Korean President with two urgent requests.

7 junio, 1999The goals set by the organisers were to identify the scale of the problem and assess the effectiveness of current regulations.

6 junio, 1999Approximately 4,300 workers are to be laid off by Corporación Venezolana de Guayana.

6 junio, 1999Its objective is to achieve closer cooperation between IMF-affiliated unions at international level.

30 mayo, 1999This is the first time ILO standards have been the subject of a shareholder resolution.

30 mayo, 1999The merger was approved in mid-April.

27 mayo, 1999EUROPEAN UNION: The Technical Committee of the European Union voted, on May 4, to ban chrysotile, or white asbestos, throughout the entire European Union.

3 mayo, 1999GENEVA: IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi states that the solution for Yugoslavia is the integration of the Balkans into the European Union.

30 mayo, 2011UK union Unite and the Japan Council of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF-JC) commit to building a stronger alliance to benefit workers in Japanese companies.

28 mayo, 2011Workers at Bridgestone South Africa returned to work on May 19, ending an eight week lockout. National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) made the decision with workers after an unfavourable labour court ruling that deemed the lockout legal and with due regard to the hardships that the 1,200 workers endured during the lockout, going two months without pay.