by Toneshia Harris | Nov 7, 2008 | World News
The success of an Australian emissions trading scheme (ETS) will largely depend on how we best achieve a global response to climate change, Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) National Secretary, Paul Howes, warned today. China is about to reveal its hand on climate... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 31, 2008 | World News
Trade union leaders gathering at the XIV Asia Pacific Labour Network Conference, taking place in Lima (Peru) on 27-28 of October, have called for a far-reaching reorientation of the policies of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). APEC leaders must take a... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 31, 2008 | World News
Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong and from other countries are here in Manila to confront the Philippine government on its labor export policy and the inhuman working conditions the domestic workers are subjected to in their workplaces. The organized Filipino... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 17, 2008 | World News
Labor unions should involve themselves in future Asia-Europe Meetings (ASEM) by separately gathering input to present during the strictly governmental discourses, the second ASEM Labor Minister Summit heard. “Despite different ideologies and political systems,... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 3, 2008 | World News
The mobile phone industry is often presented as a clean, unproblematic industry, but a report from the lobbying group, makeITfair claims that this is not the case. Young electronics workers reportedly handle chemicals without protective gear. They work inhumane... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 3, 2008 | World News
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...