Trade unions
United Steelworkers and Largest UK Trade Union to Merge to Counter Abuses of Globalisation
Posted by SeekThankfully from Afp.google
Merger would help negotiations against multi-nationals, according to press report. This could also be "the first step towards a global union that could take in labour movements from the world's emerging markets in eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia", according to press report. Unite's 2 million members in UK and Ireland are employed by BP and Rolls Royce. USW has "more than one million members in the United States and Canada."
Mauritius Labour & Industrial Relations Ministry Notes Report Upholding Foreign Workers' Rights
Posted by SeekThankfully from All Africa
Foreign workers in Export Processing Zones in Mauritius, mostly China, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, suffering "dismal working conditions" . Those trying to improve conditions in the past had been suffered intimidation and deportation, but national report advocates that foreign workers should enjoy the same rights as local workers.
Most Longstanding and Intense Strike in Russia in Post-Soviet times Ends in Standoff
Posted by SeekThankfully from Themoscowtimes
Beyond Justice: Bush Administration's Labor Department Abuses Labor Union Regulatory Authorities
Posted by SeekThankfully from American Progress
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