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China / USA American and Chinese Students Fight for Rights of Workers [Talking Union] 2009-11-21

Global / Canada Unions shame Vale CFO in Madrid and protest in Seoul [Int'l Metalworkers Federation] ActNOW! 2009-11-20

Israel ITUC Condemns Israel’s Settlement Expansion [ITUC] 2009-11-20

Germany / USA German union to represent T-Mobile USA workers [Reuters] 2009-11-19

Global ITUC Mourns the Passing of Global Trade Union Leader Neil Kearney [ITUC] 2009-11-19

Guatemala Women Trade Unionists Held Captive at Labour Ministry [ITUC] 2009-11-18

Honduras / USA WE WON! Honduran Union signs historic agreement with Russell Athletic! [United Students Against Sweatshops] For more info 2009-11-18

Canada Business Council honors Vale CEO for clipping workers, wacking towns: Leo Gerard [Steelworkers] ActNOW! 2009-11-17

Canada / Brazil Vale settles with Brazilian workers, strikes continue in Canada [The Globe and Mail] ActNOW! 2009-11-17

USA Paid Leave Key to Slowing Spread of H1N1 [AFL-CIO] 2009-11-17

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Today's news: 23.11.2009

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Australia / Tasmania Premier floats McCain buyout to save 200 jobs - talk of a co-op [Hobart Mercury] 2009-11-23 10 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bangladesh RMG workers to get arrears, bonus before Eid: Minister [The Daily Star] 2009-11-22

Brazil Biopic of Lula - from childhood poverty to union leader to President [AFP] 2009-11-22

Cambodia BWTUC holds Unity Congress, vows to press for workers’ rights [BWI] 2009-11-22

Canada / British Columbia Changing workplace culture on the waterfront stalled by lack of women workers [Vancouver Sun] 2009-11-23 5 more labour news stories from Canada today

Chile Miners vote to end strike at BHP's Spence [Reuters] 2009-11-23 1 more labour news stories from Chile today

China China mine blast kills 92 [Associated Press] 2009-11-23 3 more labour news stories from China today

Ethiopia BWI affiliate “nets” over 500 new members [BWI] 2009-11-22

Ghana Did strikes close public universities? [World University News] 2009-11-22

Global / Australia Safety Photos For more info [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2009-11-23 4 more labour news stories from Global today

Hong Kong / Nepal Construction workers from Nepal in Hong Kong: Results of a survey [BWI] 2009-11-23

India / Haryana Strike-hit Rico plans units outside Haryana [Economic Times] 2009-11-23 11 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia House to revise labor export, protection law [The Jakarta Post] 2009-11-22 2 more labour news stories from Indonesia today

Ireland Unions withdraw strike plans in devastated areas [Irish Times] 2009-11-23 5 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Why do fewer Arab women have jobs in Israel than in Saudi Arabia? [Ha'aretz] 2009-11-23 3 more labour news stories from Israel today

Jordan Over 3,000 workplace environmental, health violations recorded in October [Jordan Times] 2009-11-23

Kenya Labour Minister appoints new registrar of unions [The Standard] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Kenya today

Korea Civil Servant Union Offices Forced to Close [Korea Times] 2009-11-22 6 more labour news stories from Korea today

Laos ANZ funded project causing havouc in central Laos [Finsec] 2009-11-22

Lebanon Migrant Women Dying on the Job [Inter-Press Service] 2009-11-23

Malaysia Campaign Against Exploitation Of Seafarers Launched [Bernama] 2009-11-22

Netherlands Employers say ´heavy work´ plan impossible [Dutch News] 2009-11-22 3 more labour news stories from Netherlands today

New Zealand 2700 hospital workers to strike around NZ [NZ Herald] 2009-11-23 9 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Electricity workers in Abuja cry foul [NEXT] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

Northern Mariana Islands / USA CNMI workers’ advocate claims more than 1,000 awaiting wage settlement [RNZI] 2009-11-23

Pacific / Australia Islander work scheme bears no fruit [Sunday Age] 2009-11-22

Palestine University teachers, workers to strike Monday [Ma'an News Agency] 2009-11-22

Papua New Guinea PNG unions expect labour law change to aid LNG project [RNZI] 2009-11-23

Philippines Teacher unions condemn principal’s beheading [EI] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Philippines today

Singapore Domestic workers talk about abuse in teary 'court session' [Channel News Asia] 2009-11-23

Switzerland Hire at home not abroad, says labour head [Swiss Info] 2009-11-22

Thailand Nationality Verification of Burmese Migrants: A Meaningful Debate [BWI] 2009-11-22

UK Brown urges business leaders to accept Tobin tax [Guardian] 2009-11-23 13 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Forced labour and rape, the new face of slavery in America [Observer] 2009-11-22

Zimbabwe Textile Company Retrenches 600 [Radio VoP] 2009-11-23 0 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today