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Feature highliting 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg; special report about global crisis in automotive industry and union responses; and profile of Jyrki Raina, newly elected IMF General Secretary, talking about lessons from the past for unions today and his ambition to use more intensively modern technologies in IMF's daily work.
The 32nd IMF World Congress took place in Gothenburg at the end of May. The financial crisis and a global response from metalworkers to ensure secure jobs for a secure future was the central theme during discussions, resulting in the adoption of a four year Action Programme.
The auto industry was among the first branches to be hit by the financial crisis taking a heavy toll on workers and their families.
Jyrki Tapio Raina (49) was elected as the new IMF General Secretary at the 32nd IMF World Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden in May 2009. During the next four years he will lead one of the oldest Global Union Federations uniting metalworkers all over the world.
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