Founded on June 21, 1949, at the International Trade Union Conference of Workers of the Metal and Mechanical Industries, in Turin, Italy. Today it represents 22 million organized workers in 58 trade organizations from 42 countries. Within it function the following branch commissions; steel; shipbuilding; automobile industry; mechanical and electro-electronic construction, as well as a Standing Working Group on the Problems of Peace and Disarmament. A Charter of Demands adopted in 1975 guides its activities. The Metal TUI plays an active role in struggles against transnational corporations, its General Secretary being President of the Special Commission of the WFTU on TNCs; in particular, three transnational arc the objects of the on-going work of the Metal TUI: PHILIPS, GENERAL MOTORS and RENAULT. It develops a great deal of regional activities in cooperation with other organizations. The 9th International Conference of Trade Unions of Metal Workers, which took place in 1982 in Moscow (September 20-24),was attended by 1 13 organizations from 70 countries, 60 of which were not members of the TUI. It publishes a monthly bulletin «Ncws» and a bi-monthly «Tradc Union Action*. At the 10th World Trade Union Congress, the Metal TUI was elected to the WFTU Bureau. Address: B.P. 158, Moscow K-9, USSR Telephone: 4509085, 45028 10, 45094007 Telex: 4 1 1 370 activ su General Secretary: Alain Stern (France)