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Berthold Huber, IMF President

Berthold Huber was elected President of the International Metalworkers' Federation in May 2009, at the 32nd World Congress in Gothenburg.

Born in February 15, 1950, in Ulm/Donau Germany, Berthold Huber has been a member of IG Metall since 1971.

He completed his apprenticeship as a toolmaker and was employed at Kässbohrer (now Evo-Bus) in Ulm. In 1978 he became head of the Kässbohrer works council and general works council. In 1990 he became a full-time officer for IG Metall in East Germany and in 1991 the Director of President's Office.

In 1998 Mr. Huber became Regional Director for Baden-Wuerttemberg before becoming Vice President of IG Metall in 2003. He has been President of IG Metall since 2007.

 

Events in
October 2009

  • 21-22
    Sub-Regional Meeting for South-East EuropeBelgrade, Serbia
  • 22-23
    IMF National Workshop on Changing Trends in Collective Bargaining Nagpur/Chennai, India
  • 27-28
    Conference on Implementing Action ProgramMoscow, Russia
  • 28-30
    Tenaris Global MeetingDalmine, Italy
  • 29-30
    Workshop on organising non-manual workersFrankfurt, Germany

November 2009

  • 09-10
    IMF National Workshop on Women and Trade UnionsBhubaneswar, India
  • 11-12
    Shipbuilding Action Group Meeting Vietnam
  • 11-12
    Workshop on migrant workers as precarious workersBangkok, Thailand
  • 15-16
    IMF National Workshop on Organising the UnorganizedKarachi, Pakistan
  • 17-18
    IMF National Workshop on Changing Trends in Collective BargainingColombo, Sri-Lanka
  • 17-18
    IMF-EMF Communicators' ForumFrankfurt, Germany
  • 18-19
    IMF National Workshop on Changing Trends in Collective BargainingLahore, Pakistan
  • 23-24
    Workshop on Organising workers in Export Processing ZonesSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
  • 24-25
    Siemens World MeetingFrankfurt, Germany
  • 27-28
    Workshop on Organising workers in Export Processing ZonesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic