World of Labor Columns
Defying Global Slump, China Has a Labor Shortage
Greece Comes to a Standstill; Citizens Are Angry at E.U.
Vale Agrees to Meet with Striking Ontario Steelworkers
Algerian Teachers Vow More Strikes
Global Solidarity Day with Striking Turkish Workers
Spring Will Bring Transport Strikes across Europe
The World of Labor — February 27, 2010
‘Official Restaurant’ of Olympics Pays Lowest Wages in Canada
French Refinery Workers Stage Sympathy Strike
Striking Algerian Doctors Take to the Streets
United Steelworkers File Suit on Behalf of Mexican Miners
Disney Hotel Workers End Hunger Strike at Headquarters in Burbank
Germany’s Metalworkers’ Union Reaches Wage Deal
The World of Labor — February 20, 2010
A ‘Robin Hood’ Tax on Banks Could Raise Billions to Fight Poverty
Greek Unions Strike in Showdown with Government’s Austerity Plan
South African Unions Show Solidarity with Burmese Strikers
Teamsters Win Right to Represent 7,600 Workers at Continental Air
Mexican Court Rules Against Strike of I,100 Copper Miners
Opal Boss Unveils Plan to Slash 8,300 Jobs
The World of Labor — February 13, 2010
NYU Adds Worker Rights Rules to Abu Dhabi Contract
Mine Workers Locked Out After Rejecting Employer’s Contract Offer
Greek Tax Officials Strike Against Government Budgetary Cuts
Zimbabwe Government Fails to Stop Widespread Worker Abuse
Migrant Workers in Korea Excluded from Health Benefits
Cambridge University Pressured to Recognize Employees’ Union
The World of Labor — February 6, 2010
Baghdad Hotel Employees Strike for Security Pay
Cap Exec Pay at 20 Times Average, Says Global Union Leader
Eurozone Unemployment Rate Hits 10%
Chinese Workers on Strike for Pay and Safety from Poison
Turkish Tobacco Workers Get Government to Act on Their Grievances
Global Drug Company to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Profits Soar
The World of Labor — January 30, 2010
Most U.S. Union Members Work for the Government, Data Shows
Auto Workers Union Donates $500,000 for Haitian Relief
Poll Shows Labor is Unhappy with Democrats’ Response to Issues
U.S. Supreme Court Removes Limits on Corporate Political Spending
‘Equality’ Union Reps Make a Real Difference in U.K. Workplaces
World Social Forum Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The World of Labor — January 23, 2010
Union Members Mobilize to Help Victims of Haiti Earthquake
Unemployment in Eurozone Hits 11-Year Peak
Debt-Heavy Kraft Could Put 30.000 Cadbury Jobs at Risk
Burmese Workers in Jordan End 9-Day Work Stoppage
Fiji Government Cuts Payments to Dissenting Pensioners
Big Salary Gap between Chinese Top Executives and Workers
The World of Labor — January 16, 2010
U.S. Loses 85,000 Jobs in December 2009, Clouding Talk of Recovery
Trade Unions See Problems with Burma Wage Increase
Japan Features Capsule-Sized Homes for Poor Workers
The World of Labor — January 9, 2010
New German Law Requires Employers to Submit Their Data Base
Industrial Unrest Looms in Britain as Unions Brace for Spending Cuts
Chile Copper Plant Trims Contract Offer to Workers
In Spain, Jobless Rate for Young People Soars to 42.9%
1,639 Killed in Occupational Hazards in Bangladesh Last Year
More Applicants but Fewer Low-Paid Jobs in Finland
The World of Labor — January 2, 2010
U.S. Senate Passes Health Care Bill, but Hurdles for Passage Remain
Toyota Unions May Not Demand Pay Rise in 2010
Construction Workers in Dubai Strike for Unpaid Wages
U.S. Cosmetic Firm Loses Labor Rights Lawsuit in Shenzhen
Britain’s Railway Booking Staff to Strike in New Year
Customs Officers in the Bahamas Increase Demands
The World of Labor — December 26, 2009
Copenhagen Climate Meeting Failed to Meet Goals, Say Unions
Unions Refuse to Endorse Senate’s Health Care Bill
AFL-CIO Supports New Comprehensive Immigration Bill
Egyptian Engineers Union Seeks to End 14-Year Dispute
Argentine Jobless Vow to Continue Disruptive Protests
93 Garment and Shoe Factories in Cambodia Are Shut Down
The World of Labor — December 18, 2009
South African Pick ‘n Pay Workers Strike Against ‘Racism’
Daimler Agrees to Save Jobs for a Decade at Germany’s Biggest Plant
19 Turkish Coal Miners Killed in Explosion
Japan’s Unionization Rate Rises for First Time Since 1975
French Truckers Drop Strike Threat and Agree to Pay Deal
Global Campaign to Eliminate Blacklisting in Construction Industry
The World of Labor — December 12, 2009
Back-to-Work Law Aimed at Canadian Striking Locomotive Engineers
Russian Labor Groups Seek Strength Through Mergers
Wal-Mart Will Pay $40 Million to Massachusetts Employees
Turkey’s Sugar Workers Fight Privatization with Newspaper Ads
Japan’s Bar Hostesses to Form Labor Union
The World of Labor — December 5, 2009
Irish Workers Stage Biggest Strike in 30-Year History
Russian Postal Service Slashes 33,000 Jobs
Brazilian Petrobras Workers Plan Surprise Attacks
French Unions Threaten to Close Paris Museums over Pay Cuts
World’s Largest Zlnc and Copper Producer Signs with Peru Union
The World of Labor — November 28, 2009
German Union to Aid U.S. Telecom Workers in Bargaining
Huge Anti-Sweatshop Victory for Honduran Workers and Students
Vale Inco, a Giant Mining Company, Settles with Brazilian Workers
Taxi Drivers Strike in China Turns Violent
Strike Ends with Pay Raise at Construction Site on Solomon Islands
French Plastic Workers Will Conduct a ‘Day of Action’ on Nov. 19
The World of Labor — November 21, 2009
Obama Announces a Jobs Summit for December
Tetley Tea Starves Indian Workers by a Lockout since August
Sri Lanka Troops to Run Public Services in Case of Strikes
New Study Reveals Major Changes in Unions in Past 25 Years
3,000 Chinese Workers Strike over Low Pay at German Company
Sweden to Test ‘Culture by Prescription’
The World of Labor — November 14, 2009
U.S. Unemployment Rate Soars to 10.2%
450,000 Chilean Public Employees Launch Strike
European Unions Are Upset after GM Scraps Opel Sale
Strike Shuts Moroccan Public Schools
Thousands Protest Irish Government’s Plan to Cut Pay and Services
DHL, the Global Freight Company, Is Target of Labor Coalition
The World of Labor — November 7, 2009
Steelworkers Create Ties with World’s Biggest Worker-Owned Co-Op
Privatization Will Cost Australian Workers up to $2 million a Year
Five Professional Associations in Jordan Stage Sit-in
Japanese Firefighters May Receive Broader Labor Rights
Indonesia’s Minimum Wage to Rise by 4.5 Percent
Korean Labor on Collision Course with Government
The World of Labor — October 31, 2009
Iraqi Government Tries to Force Unions into an Unfair Election
Magna Agrees with Opal’s Spanish Unions on Jobs
Seven Shipbreaking Workers in Bangladesh Die in One Week
Chilean Copper Miners Want 5% Pay Increase and Bonuses
A Mexican Union Fights for Its Life Against Government Attacks
Filipino Teachers Were Duped by U.S. Recruiting Firm on Job Deal
The World of Labor — October 24, 2009
Puerto Rico Braces for ‘People’s Strike’
Haitian Garment Workers Can’t Climb out of Poverty Wages
Singapore Unions Push to End Pay Cuts at Age 60
Burmese Trafficking Victims Freed from Thai Vessels
Petrobras Workers Strike over Pay impasse
Israelis Protest Cabinet’s Decision to Deport Kids of Migrant Workers
The World of Labor — October 17, 2009
Trade Unions Mobilize for ‘World Day for Decent Work’ on Oct. 7
U.N. Report Speaks Up for Migrant Workers
750,000 Workers in Romania Prepare for General Strike
Iran Teacher Unionists Arrested for Celebrating ‘World Teachers’ Day’
Seek Rehiring of 160 Workers at Kraft Food’s Argentina Factory
German Secretary Is Fired over Meatball Snack after 34 Years on Job
The World of Labor — October 10, 2009
Mexican Government Prepares to Crush Electrical Workers Union
Egyptian Telephone Workers Stage Sit-in
Chile’s Copper Workers Vote to Strike at Spence Mine
Russian Carmaker Set to Lay off 27,000 Workers
Gibraltar’s Prison Officers Strike over ‘Longstanding Grievances’
Why Are so Many France Telecom Workers Dying?
The World of Labor — October 3, 2009
Jobs Must Be at Top of Agenda, World’s Labor Leaders Tell G20
1,500 of India’s Top Tech Faculty on Hunger Strike
ILO Probes Labor Rights Violations in the Philippines
South Korean President Warns Government Employee Labor Unions
Thousands Protest at Threatened Closing of Belgian Opel Plant
Swedish Female Soldiers Demand Military-Issue Bras Without Faults
The World of Labor — September 26, 2009
G20 Summit Must Focus on Jobs, as More Layoffs Blunt Recovery
President Obama at AFL-CIO Convention Favors Strong Unions
Paraguay to Provide Health Insurance for Registered Domestics
Vietnamese Taxi Drivers Reject Company Offer and Continue Strike
Mexican Miners Reach Agreement with ArceloMitall
Indian Government Urged to Crack down on Child Traffickers
The World of Labor — September 19, 2009
Workplace Occupations Spread Worldwide in Response to Layoffs
ILO Turns Spotlight on Burma to End Forced Labor
Four-Day Workweek Passes Favorable Test in Utah
India’s Health Workers Strike after Five Months Without Pay
Australian Workers Call for Stronger Health and Safety Laws
Young Workers Are Having a Tough Time, Study Shows
The World of Labor — September 5, 2009
Global Communicators Will Discuss Union Organizing Strategies
South Africa to Fire Striking Troops
Strike Wave Sweeps Serbia over Non-Payment of Wages and Benefits
Blacklisted Workers in Manchester, U.K. Stage Job Protest
Foreign Firms Block Job Security Bill in Philippine Congress
Korean University Fires 70 Lecturers Who Lack Doctorate Degrees
The World of Labor — August 29, 2009
77-Day Sit-in by Hundreds of South Korean Car Workers Ends
India’s Bank Unions Call 2-Day Strike in Behalf of 900,000 Workers
German Employees Exchange Wage Cuts for Equity
Panama’s Dockers on Hunger Strike, Fired for Trying to Form Union
Fired Workers Remain Defiant as Sit-In at Turbine Wind Factory Ends
Ghana’s Public Health Workers Are Denied 17% Pay Increase
The World of Labor — August 8, 2009
AFL-CIO Council Calls on Government for Second Stimulus Package
Club Med Signs Contract with Union in the Bahamas
48-Hour Strike by Honduran Unions in Support of Ousted President
Jamaica’s Holiday Inn Workers Win 5-Year Battle
Australian Unions Push for Action on Job Security and Worker Rights
Pakistani Aviation Unions Win Ground-Breaking Deal
The World of Labor — August 1, 2009