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11. No news is good news? Rebuilding trade unions in Sierra Leone Author : john stirling
Sierra Leone hits the news headlines when there is conflict, 'blood diamonds' or child soldiers to talk about but the day to day life of one of the poorest countries in the world is rarely mentioned. In particular, the presence of trade union...
Sunday, 07 October 2007 | Read more...

12. Report Trashes Union-Supported Global Compact Author : peter waterman
National and international unions have trumpeted the UN's Global Compact, though it was clearly intended to charm TNCs into behaving nicely and is dominated by personalities from corporations and state politics. This new report does not directl...
Sunday, 07 October 2007 | Read more...

13. Union Leader Tells ILO to Grow Teeth or Give Up Author : Neil Kearney, International Textile Workers
Neil Kearney, General Secretary of the International Textile Workers ,here makes an angrier criticism of the International Labour Organisation than I recall having ever previously read. Many leftists have previously dismissed the ILO for its toothles...
Saturday, 11 August 2007 | Read more...

14. Old Discontents, New Movements: A Season of Reflection? Author : peter waterman
There will be several events worldwide during the third quarter of 2007, all, it occurs to me, concerned with the new edge of labour internationalism. This new edge is where it touches on or overlaps with the new emancipatory social movement thinki...
Monday, 06 August 2007 | Read more...

15. International Labour Studies(UK) in the Light of Social Justice and Solidarity (Globally) Author : peter waterman
This review article covers five recent books and two websites concerned with international labour struggles and/or labour internationalism. It cnsiders these in the light not of classical or contemporary labour theory or ideologies but in that of the...
Friday, 13 July 2007 | Read more...

16. Burning Out Workers at Both Ends Author : Alistair Smith and Jacqui Mackay
The BBC uncovered exploitative working conditions at a banana ripening and packing plant in Luton, England in May. What the media reports do not make clear however, is that being part of Tesco's supply chain is what has driven companies like Pr...
Sunday, 03 June 2007 | Read more...

17. Linking Up Each Other's Struggles Author : Alistair Smith
Whether it's in West Africa, Central or South America, banana and pineapple plantations remain workplaces where trade union rights are rarely respected, but where those who dare to organise are busy forging solidarity relations for the long ter...
Sunday, 03 June 2007 | Read more...

18. Organising Migrant Workers – Internationally and locally Author : Martin Smith
Martin Smith, National Organiser GMB The globalization of capital implies an increased mobility of labour. It challenges how workers identify themselves, but also provides new opportunities for building solidarity within workplaces and across con...
Monday, 28 May 2007 | Read more...

19. The challenges for unions organising in the context of global capital Author : Frances O'Grady
Frances O’Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary This session will set the scene for the conference. The presentation will introduce the conference focusing on the challenges faced by unions as a consequence of the growth in global capital. Ho...
Monday, 28 May 2007 | Read more...

20. Globalisation and the trade union movement Author : Steve Davies
Thompson’s Annual Lecture at the Cardiff Centre for Global Labour Research Globalisation and the trade union movement Thurs, 31 May, 2007 Speakers: Philip Jennings, General Secretary, Union Network International UNI), the G...
Monday, 21 May 2007 | Read more...

  
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