Founded on October 29,1949, at the Berlin Conference with the name of International Union of Trade Unions of Postal, Telephone and Telegraph Workers (TUI-PTT), its field of activities was broadened in 1955 to include the workers in public administration, health, finance and public services. It has, at present, 104 member organizations in 44 countries, which represent 29 million workers. At the 7th Congress of the TUI which met in Prague in 1982 (11-15 October), 140 organizations participated, members and non-members, from 69 countries, representing 40 million workers. Five branch commissions function within it: public workers; public services; bank employees; and communications. It publishes a news bulletin, as well as a review «PubIic Service*. Address: Franzosische Str. 47 108 Berlin, GDR Telephone: (372) 2292662 Cable address: UNSYFO (Berlin) General Secretary: Hans Lorenz(GDR)