Founded as the International Union of Miners' Trade Unions at the Constitutive Conference in Florence, Italy (July 16-19), 1949, its field of action was broadened to include energy workers in 1983. At present it consists of 44 organizations from 41 countries who represent a total of more than 10 million members. At the 9th International Trade Conference, which was held in Prague in 1984 (23-26 October),55 organizations from 39 countries were present, raising its representation to 14 million workers. Its special commissions are: energy; transnational corporations; health and safety at work; and peace and disarmament. It develops regional activities in cooperation with regional organizations. Two broad international conferences for peace and disarmament have been organized recently. The TUI has made important progress on the road towards uniting 155 miners around the world. It played a first-rank role in international solidarity with the British miners during their strike. It publishes a fortnightly bulletin « Miners of the World*. Address: ul. Kopernika 36/40 00924 Warsaw, Poland Telephone: 264316 General Secretary: Alain Simon (France) Case 535 263, rue de Paris 93515 Montrcuil Ccdcx, France Telephone: 85 18295