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Sunday 22 November 2009, 17:53:31
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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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Australia / New South Wales How a union man kept things on the rails [SMH] 2009-11-23 17 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 / Ontario Billy Bragg gives free picket-line concert [CBC] 2009-11-22 28 more labour news stories from Canada today
Chile Mining labor contracts due in 2009/2010 [Reuters] 2009-11-21 2 more labour news stories from Chile today
China Death toll at Chinese mine rises to 87 [Washington Post] 2009-11-22 4 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 Breast Cancer Research Neglects Environmental Links [New American Media] 2009-11-22 6 more labour news stories from Global today
Hong Kong NCWU- Hong Kong Announces Results of a Survey Assessment of Nepalese Construction Workers [BWI] 2009-11-22
India / West Bengal CITU, INTTUC workers clash near HPL project [The Express] 2009-11-22 7 more labour news stories from India today
Ireland Public sector: 12% cut across the board [Sunday Independent] 2009-11-22 13 more labour news stories from Ireland today
Israel Diggers’ Wages: manual laborers at Israel Antiquities Authority denied workers' rights [Yedioth Aharonot - WAc Ma'an] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Israel today
Kenya National Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the workplace [BWI] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Kenya today
Korea Civil Servant Union Offices Forced to Close [K. Times] 2009-11-22 3 more labour news stories from Korea today
Laos ANZ funded project causing havouc in central Laos [Finsec] 2009-11-22
Mexico Electrical Workers Hold Out Against Government Raid [Labor Notes] 2009-11-21
Netherlands Employers say ´heavy work´ plan impossible [Dutch News] 2009-11-22 3 more labour news stories from Netherlands today
New Zealand Staff begin strike action to push pay claim [Nelson Mail] 2009-11-22 25 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
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 Wage rates expected to jump next year [PNG Post-Courier] 2009-11-21
Philippines Teacher unions condemn principal’s beheading [EI] 2009-11-22 1 more labour news stories from Philippines today
South Africa Employment is a human right - COSATU [Eyewitness News] 2009-11-21
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
Trinidad and Tobago 'Dumas: Citizens will not stay away from work' [Trinidad. Express] 2009-11-21 1 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today
UK / Global BP, the killer they like to forgive [Hazards] 2009-11-22 13 more labour news stories from UK today
USA Forced labour and rape, the new face of slavery in America [Observer] 2009-11-22 16 more labour news stories from USA today
Zimbabwe Protest Union Leaders’ Arrests in Zimbabwe [Labor Notes] 2009-11-21
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