THE CHINESE UNIONIZE WAL-MART 2006

The high-rise Beijing headquarters of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on 30/1/2007, I asked Ms Guo Chen from the Grass-Roots Organization and Capacity Building Department to go through their steps of unionizing Wal-Mart. Why? The retailer Wal-Mart is...

7 OCTOBER: WORLD DAY FOR DECENT WORK

On October 7 2008 the trade union movement is organizing a World Day for Decent Work. This is an unparalleled opportunity for trade unions and organizations interested in Decent Work all around the world to join a broad global mobilization involving a large number of...

DID YOU KNOW?

Countries with paid parental leave have lower infant mortality rates. In 2003, the U.S., which doesnt have paid family leave, tied (38th place) with Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, and the United Arab Emirates in infant mortality rates.