by Toneshia Harris | Nov 21, 2008 | World News
In April 2008, hundreds of workers at Turkish leather manufacturer, DESA, which produces for Prada, Mulberry, Louis Vuitton, Samsonite, Aspinal of London, Nicole Farhi and Luella, decided to join Deri Is, the Turkish leather workers union. Since then 44 workers have... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 21, 2008 | World News
High fashion brands Prada and Mulberry are today accused of ignoring labour rights abuses in the production of their high cost merchandise by Turkish supplier Desa, where scores of workers have been fired for seeking improvements in working conditions. Incensed after... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 21, 2008 | World News
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should look after the 900 workers recently laid off by a business process outsourcing (BPO) company, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Wednesday. TUCP secretary-general and former senator Ernesto... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 21, 2008 | World News
Companies have developed several different ways of disguising mass layoffs, such as demotions, transfers or forcing employees to sign long-term contracts, and the National Federation of Independent Trade Unions and the HSBC Union plan to take to the streets to protest... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 14, 2008 | World News
Robert Day, a branch secretary with the British public sector PCS in Birmingham, is the winner of the first-ever Labour Photo of the Year competition organized by LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement. Day’s... by Toneshia Harris | Nov 14, 2008 | World News
JAPAN: Affiliates of the International Metalworkers’ Federation from both the developing and developed world reach an historic agreement last week to develop a global response to climate change in the steel industry. Metal unions from Australia, Brazil, India,...