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Chile Outsourced Chilean Copper Workers '21st Century Slave Labour' [IPS] 2012-05-25

Egypt Union movement finds its own strength; workers are now crafting a new network to secure workplace rights [Global Post] ActNOW! 2012-05-25

Australia Western Australia World's richest woman makes more profits by off-shoring Australian jobs [ACTU] 2012-05-25

Cambodia Security guards clash with workers at factories that supply Levi’s, Gap and H&M [Phnom Penh Post] 2012-05-24

Canada / Global The Steelworkers Voice Their Discontent to International Olympic Committee [USW] ActNOW! 2012-05-24

Canada / Global Olympic Athletes at London Games Will Receive Medals Tarnished by Rio Tinto’s Poor Behaviour [USW] ActNOW! 2012-05-24

Mexico CAT member kidnapped, beaten and threatened with death in Puebla [IMF] For more info ActNOW! 2012-05-21

Philippines Violations of workers’ rights, getting worse – rights group [Bulatlat] 2012-05-21

Norway / Europe Norwegian Court overrules the EFTA Court [LO] 2012-05-21

Global Locked Out Workers Launch International Campaign to Get Rio Tinto 'OFF the Olympic Podium' [USW] ActNOW! 2012-05-19

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Asia Asia's bosses and workers face salary mismatch [ST] 2012-05-24

Australia / Western Australia Labor Gvt hands world's richest woman right to bring in foreign labour in historic numbers. Australian workers left out [CFMEU Construction] 2012-05-25 69 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bahrain / USA In Bahrain, AFT leader seeks release of teacher unionist [AFT] 2012-05-24

Brazil São Paulo Faces Chaos as Transportation Workers Strike [Americas Quarterly] 2012-05-25

Burma / Thailand Burmese migrant workers double their wages after strike [AFL-CIO Solidarity Center] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from Burma today

Cambodia Honda strike set to roll on [Phnom Penh Post] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from Cambodia today

Canada CLC, ‘We can’t trust the government on EI’: Georgetti says plan is to reduce wages [CLC] 2012-05-25 34 more labour news stories from Canada today

Cuba ILO To consider complaint of Cuban independent unions [Committee for Free Trade Unionism] 2012-05-25

Egypt Labor movement finds its legs [Alaska Dispatch] 2012-05-25 3 more labour news stories from Egypt today

Europe / Global European social partners sign agreement on decent work on fishing vessels For more info [ITF] 2012-05-24

Fiji / Australia Union to question Australian Air Pacific director [Radio Australia] 2012-05-24 2 more labour news stories from Fiji today

Global Trade Unions, Globalisation and Internationalism [GLC] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from Global today

India / West Bengal Two-day taxi strike in Kolkata from June 6 [Zee News] 2012-05-25 3 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Indonesia bans workers to the Middle East – Again [Migrant Rights] 2012-05-25 2 more labour news stories from Indonesia today

Ireland Congress says major new investment programme to create over 100,000 jobs [SIPTU] 2012-05-24

Israel Cabel vows court challenge over Histadrut results despite landslide to Eini [Jerusalem Post] 2012-05-25 7 more labour news stories from Israel today

Kazakhstan Six convicted over Kazakhstan oil riots - court [Reuters] 2012-05-24 2 more labour news stories from Kazakhstan today

Korea (South) [5.24] SsangYong Memorial Site attacked and destroyed by police [CINA] 2012-05-24

Lebanon Minister refuses to bow to striking Electricite du Liban contractors [Lebanon Daily Star] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from Lebanon today

Mexico Why has Mexico turned deadly for journalists? [AJ] 2012-05-24

Nepal Mission Mt. Everest : Dorje is very close to Summit [GEFONT] 2012-05-25 1 more labour news stories from Nepal today

New Caledonia Bosses upset by union-govt cost of living reform process [RNZI] 2012-05-25

New Zealand New Zealand flags foreign-owned fishing vessels For more info [ITF] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Norway Rare strike by state workers [BBC] 2012-05-25 1 more labour news stories from Norway today

Pakistan PR employees protest for 8 hours [The News] 2012-05-25 1 more labour news stories from Pakistan today

Qatar First labour union to be established [Arabian Business] 2012-05-24 1 more labour news stories from Qatar today

Singapore NTUC not a toothless body when defending employees' rights [The Straits Times] 2012-05-24 5 more labour news stories from Singapore today

South Africa Spatial development framework for city of Cape Town [COSATU] 2012-05-25 2 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Swaziland Drama at bus rank [The Times] 2012-05-25

Tunisia Police injure 15 in protest clash with unemployed university graduates demanding jobs [AFP] 2012-05-25 5 more labour news stories from Tunisia today

Turkey Public workers went on a one-day strike [Balkans.com] 2012-05-25 4 more labour news stories from Turkey today

UK Government is taking our economy in completely the wrong direction [TUC] 2012-05-24 11 more labour news stories from UK today

USA / Michigan A Mining Rush in the Upper Peninsula [NYTimes] 2012-05-25 32 more labour news stories from USA today

Vietnam Labor union dues burden businesses [Vietnam.net] 2012-05-25

Zambia ITUC Welcomes New Jobs and Social Protection Agenda [ITUC] 2012-05-25 0 more labour news stories from Zambia today