Exhibit 10.6

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


DATED:   March 2, 1999

BETWEEN: International Barter Corp., a
         Nevada Corporation                                     ("Company")

AND:     Bob Bagga                                              ("Executive")


1.0  RECITALS

     1.1 The  Company  desires to employ the  Executive  as its Chief  Operating
Officer and Executive is willing to accept such  employment  by the Company,  on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.0  DEFINITIONS

     2.1  "Effective  Date"  shall  mean the date  upon  which  the  Executive's
employment with the Company commences, currently agreed as February 28, 1999.

     2.2  "Termination   Date"  shall  mean  the  date  of  the  termination  of
Executive's employment with the Company.

     2.3  "Termination  For Cause" shall mean  termination by the Company of the
Executive's  employment  by the  Company  for  cause at law;  including  but not
limited to by reason of the Executive's willful dishonesty towards,  fraud upon,
or  deliberate  injury or attempted  injury to the Company,  or by reason of the
Executive's negligence which has resulted in injury to the Company, and material
breach of this Agreement by the Executive.

     2.4  "Termination  Other Than For  Cause"  shall  mean  termination  by the
Company of the Executive's employment by the Company for any reason other than a
Termination for Cause.

     2.5 "Voluntary  Termination" shall mean termination by the Executive of the
Executive's  employment by the Company other than (i) "Termination Upon a Change
in  Control,"  and  (ii)  termination  by  reason  of the  Executive's  death or
disability as described herein.

3.0  DUTIES

     3.1 During the term of this Agreement,  the Executive agrees to be employed
by and serve the Company as its Chief Operating Officer,  and the Company agrees
to employ and retain the Executive in such  capacities.  In such  capacity,  the
Executive shall




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oversee  the  daily  operations  of the  Company  and  render  such  managerial,
administrative and other services as are customarily associated with or incident
to such  position  and shall  perform such duties and  responsibilities  for the
Company as the Chief Executive  Officer or board of directors of the Company may
reasonably require,  consistent with such position. The Executive shall devote a
substantial  portion of his business time,  energy, and skills to the affairs of
the  Company  and shall  perform  the duties and carry out the  responsibilities
assigned  to  him,  to the  best of his  ability,  in a  diligent,  trustworthy,
businesslike  and efficient  manner for the purpose of advancing the business of
the Company. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer.

4.0  TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

     4.1 Initial  Term.  The initial term of  employment of the Executive by the
Company shall be for a period of two (2) year  beginning with the Effective Date
("Initial  Term"),  unless  terminated  or  renewed  earlier  pursuant  to  this
Agreement.  This Agreement may be extended for additional  consecutive  one-year
periods by written  agreement of the parties to this  Agreement at least 90 days
prior to the expiration of the Initial Term.  Notwithstanding anything contained
in this section,  the term of employment is subject to  termination  pursuant to
the following provisions.

     4.2  Termination  For Cause.  Termination  For Cause may be effected by the
Company at any time during the term of this  Agreement  and shall be effected by
written notification to the Executive. Upon Termination For Cause, the Executive
shall be paid within 7 days of  termination,  all accrued  salary and bonus plan
benefits  which  will be paid in  accordance  with  the  applicable  plan),  any
benefits  under any plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant
to the full extent of the Executive's rights under such plans,  accrued vacation
pay  and  any  appropriate  business  expenses  incurred  by  the  Executive  in
connection with his duties hereunder, all to the Termination Date, shall be paid
within 30 days of Termination  Date or as required by applicable law. Subject to
this  Agreement,  the  Executive  shall  not be paid any other  compensation  or
reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

     4.2.1 In the event of  Termination  For Cause,  all unvested  stock options
granted  by the  Company  shall  terminate  immediately.  Vested  options  shall
terminate,  to the extent not previously  exercised,  upon the occurrence of the
first of the following  events:  (i) the expiration of the option, as designated
by the plan  administrators;  or (ii) the expiration of 90 days from the date of
termination  of  Executive's  employment or  contractual  relationship  with the
Company.

     4.3.1 Disability.  If, during the term of this Agreement, the Executive, in
the  reasonable  judgment of the  Company's  board of  directors,  has failed to
perform  his duties  under this  Agreement  on account of illness or physical or
mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity continues for a period of more
than three (3) consecutive months, the Company shall have the right to terminate
the Executive's  employment  hereunder by written  notification to the Executive
thirty  (30) days prior to the  Termination  Date.  All  accrued  salary,  bonus
compensation to the extent earned shall be promptly paid to the




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Executive upon termination.  Additionally, in the event of termination by reason
of Disability, all amounts that would be payable to Executive during his Initial
Term of employment,  or for the remainder of an additional one-year term if this
Agreement is renewed,  shall be promptly paid,  with a minimum  6-month  payout.
Vested  deferred  compensation  (other than pension plan or profit  sharing plan
benefits  which  will be paid in  accordance  with  the  applicable  plan),  any
benefits  under any plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant
to the full extent of the Executive's rights under such plans,  accrued vacation
pay  and  any  appropriate  business  expenses  incurred  by  the  Executive  in
connection  with his duties  hereunder,  all to the  Termination  Date,  but the
Executive shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind,
including without limitation, severance compensation.

     4.3.2 Death. In the event of the Executive's  death during the term of this
Agreement,  the Executive's  employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of
the last day of the month during  which his death  occurs and the Company  shall
pay,  within 30 days of the death of the  Executive or as required by applicable
law, to his estate or such  beneficiaries as the Executive may from time to time
designate all accrued salary,  bonus  compensation to the extent earned,  vested
deferred  compensation  (other than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits
which will be paid in accordance with the applicable  plan),  any benefits under
any plans of the Company in which the  Executive  is a  participant  to the full
extent of the Executive's rights under such plans,  accrued vacation pay and any
appropriate  business expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with this
duties  hereunder,  all to the Termination Date.  Additionally,  in the event of
termination  by reason of Death,  all amounts that would be payable to Executive
during his Initial Term of  employment,  or for the  remainder of an  additional
one-year  term if this  Agreement  is renewed,  shall be promptly  paid,  with a
minimum  6-month  payout.  The  Executive's  estate  shall not be paid any other
compensation  or  reimbursement  of  any  kind,  including  without  limitation,
severance compensation.

     4.4 Voluntary  Termination.  In the event of a Voluntary  Termination,  the
Company shall promptly pay all accrued salary,  bonus compensation to the extent
earned.  Vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan or profit sharing
plan benefits which will be paid in accordance  with the applicable  plan),  any
benefits  under any plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant
to the full extent of the Executive's rights under such plans,  accrued vacation
pay  and  any  appropriate  business  expenses  incurred  by  the  Executive  in
connection with his duties hereunder,  all to the Termination Date shall be paid
within 30 days of  Termination  Date or as required by  applicable  law,  but no
other compensation or reimbursement of any kind,  including without  limitation,
severance compensation.

     4.4.1 In the event of Voluntary  Termination,  all unvested  stock  options
granted  by the  Company  shall  terminate  immediately.  Vested  options  shall
terminate,  to the extent not previously  exercised,  upon the occurrence of the
first of the following  events:  (i) the expiration of the option, as designated
by the plan  administrator;  or (ii) the  expiration of 90 days from the date of
the termination of Executive's  employment or contractual  relationship with the
Company.




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     4.5 Termination Upon a Change of Control.  If there is a termination of the
Executive as a result of change in control  (which for these purposes is defined
as the  acquisition  or  issuance  of a majority  of the issued and  outstanding
shares of the  Company),  then the  Executive  shall  have the same  termination
rights as Steven White (or such other person  filling the role as President  and
Chief Executive Officer), including a payout of the compensation provided for in
Section 5.1 of this  Agreement  in full,  for the  remainder  of the  Agreement,
provided  that in no event  will the  amount of the  payment  be for less than 1
year, and provided that all deferred,  vested and unvested  options are paid out
to the  Executive or retained by the  Executive,  at the sole  discretion of the
Executive.

     4.6 Payments  Under Share Purchase  Agreement.  In the event of termination
for any reason hereunder other than the Voluntary Termination or Termination For
Cause, all amounts payable to Executive under the Share Purchase Agreement among
the Company, the Executive and Barter Business Exchange Inc. dated March 2, 1999
(the "Share  Purchase  Agreement"),  including  but not limited to any  deferred
payments, will become due and payable within 30 calendar days of the termination
date. For purposes of valuing the deferred  variable payment due under the Share
Purchase  Agreement,  if termination  occurs prior to the 1 year  anniversary of
this  Agreement,  the monthly  average cash revenue  amounts to the  Termination
Date,  multiplied  by 12  shall  be used as the 12  month  cash  revenue  figure
payable.

5.0  SALARY, BENEFITS AND BONUS COMPENSATION

     5.1  Base  Salary.  As  payment  for the  services  to be  rendered  by the
Executive  as  provided  in this  Agreement,  the  Company  agrees to pay to the
Executive a "Base  Salary" for the twelve (12)  calendar  months  beginning  the
Effective  Date at the rate of C$120,000  per annum  payable in 12 equal monthly
installments of C$10,000. The Executive's Base Salary shall be reviewed annually
by the  Company's  board  of  directors,  and the  Base  Salary  for  each  year
thereafter (or portion thereof) beginning the Effective Date.

     5.2 Bonuses.  The Executive shall be eligible to receive a bonus,  for each
year (or portion  thereof)  during the term of this Agreement and any extensions
thereof, with the actual amount of any such bonus to be determined in accordance
with mutually agreed performance criteria. The first such bonus would be payable
at the end of the first year of this Agreement,  and annually  thereafter  while
this Agreement is in full force and effect.

     5.3 Additional Benefits.  During the term of this Agreement,  the Executive
shall be entitled to the following fringe benefits:

     5.3.1 Executive Benefits. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in
such of the  Company's  benefits  and  deferred  compensation  plans  as are now
generally  available or later made generally  available to executive officers of
the Company,  including,  without  limitation,  the Company's Stock Option Plan,
profit sharing plans,




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annual physical examinations, dental and medical plans, personal catastrophe and
disability  insurance,  financial  planning,  retirement plans and supplementary
executive  retirement  plans. For purposes of establishing the length of service
under any benefit plans or programs of the Company,  the Executive's  employment
with the  Company  will be  deemed  to have  commenced  on the  Effective  Date,
provided  that the benefits paid  hereunder  shall be no less than those paid to
the Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer.  For purposes of the  Company's  Stock
Option Plan, the Executive's participation may not occur prior to April 1, 2000.

     5.3.2  Vacation.  The  Executive  shall be  entitled  to four (4)  weeks of
vacation  during each year during the term of this  Agreement and any extensions
thereof, prorated for partial years.

     5.3.3  Reimbursement for Expenses.  During the term of this Agreement,  the
Company shall  reimburse the Executive for  reasonable  and properly  documented
out-of-pocket  business and/or entertainment  expenses incurred by the Executive
in  connection  with his duties under this  Agreement,  subject to the Company's
policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel,  entertainment  and
other expenses. These expenses shall include, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, car, car insurance, cellular phone, ETR toll route charges.

     5.3.4 Position on Board.  During the term of this Agreement,  the Executive
shall have the right to be  nominated  to the board of  directors  of IBC in the
first proxy  statement  relating to an annual  meeting  mailed or distributed to
shareholders after closing.

6.0  SEVERANCE COMPENSATION

     6.1 No Severance Compensation Upon Termination. In the event of a Voluntary
Termination  or  Termination  For  Cause,  the  Executive  shall not be paid any
severance  compensation,  which does not include  amounts payable under Sections
4.2 or 4.4.

7.0  CONFIDENTIALITY

     7.1 The Executive agrees that all confidential and proprietary  information
relating to the  Company's  business  shall be kept and treated as  confidential
both during and after the term of this Agreement,  except as may be permitted in
writing by the Company's board of directors or as such information is within the
public  domain or comes  within the  public  domain  without  any breach of this
Agreement.

8.0  WITHHOLDINGS

     8.1 All  compensation  and  benefits to the  Executive  hereunder  shall be
reduced by all federal,  provincial,  state,  local and other  withholdings  and
similar taxes and payments required by applicable law.




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9.0  INDEMNIFICATION

     9.1 Except as provided in paragraph 9.2 below, in addition to any rights to
indemnification  to which the  Executive  is  entitled  to under  the  Company's
articles of incorporation and bylaws,  the Company shall indemnify the Executive
at all times  during the term of this  Agreement  and in good faith on behalf of
the Company, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, and shall pay
the Executive's expenses including  solicitors fees on a solicitor/client  basis
in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding.

     9.2 The Company agrees to pay for officer and director liability  insurance
for the Executive,  and to maintain such  insurance in place at all times,  with
respect to each of the Company and Barter Business  Exchange Inc., to the extent
reasonably available.

     9.3 Executive  represents  and warrants that the Company will not incur any
liability in connection with the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
the Letter of Intent to any third  party with whom the  Executive  or his agents
and  affiliates  have had  discussions  regarding the  disposition  of shares of
Barter  Business  Exchange  Inc.  For a period of one year from  closing  of the
acquisition of Barter Business Exchange Inc. by the Company, Executive agrees to
indemnify,  defend and hold  harmless  the  Company,  its  officers,  directors,
shareholders, lenders and affiliates, from any claims by or liabilities to these
third parties, including any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with
the defense of these claims.

10.0 NOTICES

     10.1 Any party may give any notice, request, demand, claim, instruction, or
other  document  under this  section  using any other means but no such  notice,
request,  demand,  claim,  instruction or other document shall be deemed to have
been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the  individual  for
whom it is  intended  at the  address  stated  below.  Any party may  change its
address for any  purpose by giving  notice of the change of address to the other
party in the manner provided in this section>

   If to COMPANY:               With a copy to:          And to:

   International Barter Corp.   Jones Law Group, PLLC    Weir & Foulds
                                2300 130th Ave. N.E.     Barristers & Solicitors
                                Suite A-103              130 King Street West
                                Bellevue, WA  98005      Suite 1600
                                                         Toronto, Ontario
                                                         Canada  M5X 1J5




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   If to EXECUTIVE:             With a copy to:

   Bob Bagga                    Thomas Powers
   7 Fern Avenue                Margolls Partnership
   Richmond Hill, Ontario       Barristers & Solicitors
   Canada  L4B 3R7              30 St. Clair Avenue West
                                Suite 1108
                                Toronto, Ontario
                                Canada M4V 3A1

11.0 NON-COMPETITION

     11.1  Executive  acknowledges  that his  duties and  responsibilities  will
require  his  substantive  business  efforts  and agrees that during his term of
employment  with the  Company,  he will not  participate,  whether  as an owner,
shareholders,  partner, consultant,  entrepreneur, employee or otherwise, in any
business or any business activity connected with a barter trade organization, or
have any business  pursuits or interests  which  materially  interfere or engage
conflict with the  performance  of  Executive's  duties under this  Agreement or
which  compete with the  Company.  Nothing in this  section  shall  prohibit the
Executive from investing in the stock of any competing  corporation  listed on a
national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter  market, but only
if the  Executive  is not  involved  in the  business  of such  corporation  and
beneficially  owns not more than an  aggregate  of five  percent of the stock of
such corporation. In addition, the Executive may serve on the board of directors
of other  corporations,  so long as such  board  services  does  not  materially
interfere or conflict  with the  performance  of  Executive's  duties under this
Agreement and so long as these  activities  are not rendered for a competitor of
the Company.  In addition,  it is understood and agreed that the Executive shall
be entitled to fulfill his obligations and accept compensation from active Media
with respect to the following potential  transactions:  (i) Atlantic Promotions;
(ii) Kodak Canada; and (iii) Chrysler Canada. There will no further transactions
of this nature during the term of this Agreement.

12.  NON-SOLICITATION

     12.1 For a period of six (6) months from the  Termination  Date,  Executive
agrees not to directly or through intermediaries solicit,  encourage,  entertain
or consider any inquiries or proposals, with respect to developing, obtaining or
acquiring any barter or trade business from the  customers,  clients or business
associates of Barter  Business  Exchange  Inc., an Ontario  corporation,  or the
Company, whether such customers, clients or business associates are now existing
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13.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

     13.1 This  Agreement may not be amended,  modified or changed,  nor shall a
provision of the  Agreement be deemed  waived,  except only by an  instrument in
writing  signed by the party against whom  enforcement  of a waiver,  amendment,
change or modification is sought.

     13.2 This  Agreement  is governed by Ontario  law,  and the parties  hereby
attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of such province.

     13.3 If any term or provision of this  Agreement or the  application to any
person or  circumstances  shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction,  the remainder of this  Agreement and  application of such term or
provision  to  persons  or  circumstances  other  than those to which it is held
invalid or unenforceable or in any other jurisdiction shall not be affected, and
each term or provision of this Agreement  shall be valid and  enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.

     13.4 This Agreement may be signed in as many  counterparts as is necessary,
each of which shall be considered an original.

14.0 EXECUTING SIGNATURES

     14.1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement.

 COMPANY:                               EXECUTIVE

International Barter Corp.


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By:  Steven M. White, CEO               Bob Bagga