Inside LabourStart

It’s been something like five weeks since we launched our last campaign – which now has reached over 3,000 supporters – and we’re waiting to hear from partner unions about possible next efforts. Here’s what’s on our radar at the moment –

• USA: IKEA – a great employer in Sweden, crap in the USA – a union organizing campaign facing employer hostility
• Bahrain: A lot of interest here from international unions, Amnesty, etc. We may have something as soon as this week
• Swaziland: Massive, violent crackdown on workers – we’ll see if we can help.

Furthermore we’re continuing with the ITUC and GUFs about running the occasional popular campaign, one where people will already know about the issue and will be keen to spread the word.