Bolivia: Central Workers Union Demand Better Pensions
Region: Bolivia
Written by Pablo Andres Rivero Tension is growing in Bolivia as miners, teachers, health service workers and public university staff -all affiliated to the Central Workers Union (Central Obrera Boliviana, COB, in Spanis... more
Views: 231Hong Kong Dock Workers Demand Pay Raise
Region: Hong KongWritten by Oiwan Lam An ongoing strike by Hong Kong dock workers [1] demanding a pay raise and protesting arduous working conditions is delivering a costly blow to the city's port operators and winning widespread ... more
Views: 784Censorship in Catalonia
Region: SpainWritten byJoan Antoni Guerrero Vall Translated by Daniel Bogre Udell Catalan journalist and Global Voices contributor Lali Sandiumenge recently decided to disassociate her blog on digital activism, Guerreros del... more
Views: 699Italy: More Than 100 Workers Occupy Sardinian Coal Mine
Region: ItalyBy Fabio Brambilla Pisoni Some 460 jobs at risk, 350 kilos of explosives and more than 100 miners about 373 metres below ground. These are the figures involved in the latest drama [2] to have erupted ... more
Views: 909Mining Workers Protest in Mauritania
Region: MauritaniaBy Thalia Rahme The northern Mauritanian cities of Zouerat [1] and Nouadhibou [2] are witnessing protests by workers who are not registered. More than 2,300 workers are protesting in the mining city of Zouerat... more
Views: 952‘Maid in India’ - Shocking Findings
Region: IndiaGroundReport’s monthly Recognition Awards acknowledge outstanding reporters whose work reflects impact, depth, and creativity. For July 2012, we selected four deserving reporters from India, Colorad... more
Views: 1099180 Filipino workers in Riyadh launches hunger strike
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - 180 overseas Filipino workers in Riyadh began a hunger strike on July 19th, in protest against the abuses they have experienced and the neglect of the Philippine government. Migrante-Middle East,... more
Views: 1315Child Labor Continues Despite New Laws In Nicaragua
Region: Nicaragua
Written by Juliana Rincón Parra It hasn't been easy to try and stop child labor in Nicaragua, and the following videos provide a look into the reasons why many children are still working despite the new laws. Whi... more
Views: 1126Curbing Human Trafficking in Kazakstan
Region: KazakhstanGovernment needs to do more to combat sexual exploitation and forced labour. By Almaz Kumenov People-smuggling and forced labour are thriving in Kazakstan, and lacklustre respons... more
Views: 1671Argentina: Controversy Surrounding Labour Conditions in Production of Yerba Mate
Region: ArgentinaWritten byLaura Schneider Translated by Louella Mahabir The Province of Misiones, which features one of the natural wonders of the world, the recently selected Iguazú falls [1], is a current area of controversy c... more
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