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Sometimes It’s Not Your War, But You Sacrifice Anyway
Region: Afghanistan
This story was first published [1] in The Washington Post. Marcelo Salazar was killed in Iraq in April 2005 while working as a truck driver. He left behind his partner Vicky Buhawe, center, and their four-year-old son J... more
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NSO undertakes April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Region: PhilippinesTacloban City, Philippines – The National Statistics Office (NSO) Leyte Provincial Office is set to conduct the April 2009 Labor Force Survey in the 80 sampled barangays with 1,219 sampled households in Leyte. The L... more
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Myanmar: Afraid to Complain about Forced Labor
Region: MyanmarResidents of Htantalan township in Chin State are being forced to work on the rebuilding of a old road running from the state's capital, Hakha to Hmandaw village in Sagaing division. Dr Mu Htan is Htantalan"s elected repre... more
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After 35 Years, Intel Philippines Logs Off
Region: PhilippinesCavite - Some 1,800 Filipino workers lost their jobs early this week as Intel Philippines shutdown its entire operations in the country after 35 years. Citing waning PC sales and the global financial crisis, Intel Corpo... more
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Employer Doesn’t Pay You? Under Bush, You’re Out of Luck
Region: United StatesPosted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW Two new reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) show the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, especially under the Bush administration, is con... more
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Hunger Striker Hospitalized, Others Rally on Capitol Hill
Region: United States
by Mike Hall This morning, Christopher Glory, in the eighth day of a water-onlyhunger strike to demand the U.S. government put an end to the abuses in a visa program that workers’ rights ad... more
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Mine Workers Back Obama for President
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels The Mine Workers (UMWA) union has endorsed Sen.Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. The National Council of the Coal Miners’ Political Action Committee of t... more
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Casino Workers Protest Unfair Treatment at Foxwoods
Region: United States
by James Parks As the celebrities and invitation-only guests poured into the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ledyard, Conn., over the weekend, they met some unexpected greeters—casino emplo... more
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How Fast Can You Surf? Take CWA’s Speed Test
Region: United States
by Mike Hall Are you one of the millions of Americans in rural or low-income urban areas who doesn’t have access to high-speed Internet and can only go online via frustratingly slow dial-up? You wait and ... more
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Young Workers, Positive About Unions, Face Economic Squeeze
Region: United States
by James Parks Two new reports show today’s young workers are being squeezed by high costs of living and low or stagnant wages and they want the government to do more to solve this nation’s economic... more
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