Full Coverage: Labour
February 2008
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26.02.2008
Thaimaassa arvioidaan elävän 2,5 miljoonaa sortoa ja köyhyyttä paennutta burmalaista, joista vain viidennes on rekisteröitynyt Thaimaan asukkaaksi. Pakolaisnaiset ovat täysin työnantajien armoilla, koska heillä ei ole samoja kansalaisoikeuksia kuin thaimaalaisilla.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Thailand] [Human rights] Image: Tham Hin, pakolaisleiri Thaimaan ja Burman rajalla. © International Rescue Committee
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26.02.2008
Kolumbian lähetystöjen ja konsulaattien edustalle maaliskuun 6. päivä koottavissa mielenosoituksissa vaaditaan totuutta maassa surmattujen ammattiyhdistysaktiivien kohtalosta. Kolumbiassa on surmattu viimeisten 22 vuoden aikana 2 574 ammattiyhdistysaktiivia.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Human rights] [Conflict] |
18.02.2008
The ILO and Ministry of Labour and Employment will hold a national consultation on the development of training policy in India during February 20-21 at the capital. This meeting is expected to lay out a roadmap towards developing an employment policy that adresses India's skills challenges.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Governance] |
18.02.2008
Botnia's new timber supply network means more or less permanent employment for many Uruguayans. At the mill itself there are only about 300 jobs, but over ten times more people work in the timber supply network. The majority are employed by some 160 subcontractors.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Uruguay] [Economy] Image: © New Internationalist
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18.02.2008
Euroopassa suosiotaan kasvattanut ystävänpäivä on yleensä huippusesonkia palestiinalaisten kukkatarhoille Israelin miehittämällä Gazan kaistaleella. Tänä vuonna kukat päätyivät kuitenkin eläinten suihin.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Palestine] [Trade] |
18.02.2008
There are millions in India who do the dirty job risking their lives. We never notice their lives or deaths. Bereft of the honour of uniform and the posthumous glamour of martyrdom, these soldiers sacrifice their lives making sure the rivers of filth flow unhindered, says S. Anand of Tehelka, a weekly magazine.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Pollution] [Health] [Human rights] [Social exclusion] Image: Manual scavengers at work / Photo credit: Tehelka
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18.02.2008
Kiina on myöntänyt, että Pekingin olympialaisten rakennusprojekteissa on sattunut kuusi kuolemantapausta. Joidenkin tietojen mukaan pelkästään olympiastadionin rakennustöiden aikana olisi kuitenkin kuollut vähintään kymmenen työntekijää. Arvio perustuu brittiläisen Sunday Times -lehden keräämiin lausuntoihin.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [China] [Security] |
12.02.2008
Meksikon jalkineteollisuus elää pelonsekaisissa tunnelmissa, kun sitä kiinalaiselta tuotannolta suojannut tullisopimus raukesi vuoden vaihtuessa.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [Trade] Image: © Peter Armstrong
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06.02.2008
Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued more than 80 children from factories located in old Delhi area of the capital city in two different raids. Despite laws banning child labour in India, it continues to thrive in sweatshops across the country.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Children] [Poverty] [Activism] [Law] Image: Kailash Satyarthy leading the raid team / Photo credit: BBA
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06.02.2008
Intialainen Fibre and Fabrics International -yritys on kumonnut oikeusjuttunsa arvostelijoitaan vastaan. FFI haastoi järjestöjä oikeuteen, koska nämä olivat moittineet yritystä tehtaiden työolojen kehnoudesta.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [India] [Civil society] |
06.02.2008
India has slipped to 128th position in the world human development index. An average expenditure of farmer household is less than half a dollar a month. About 82% of them suffer from indebtedness. Yet the government is withdrawing from sectors that matter most to the poor, says Magsaysay awardee P. Sainath.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Poverty] [Economy] [Debt] [Democracy] |
05.02.2008
Suuri osa urheiluvälineistä, -vaatteista ja -jalkineista myydään suomalaisille ilman minkäänlaisia takeita tuotteen eettisestä laadusta tai säädyllisistä valmistusoloista, kertoo FinnWatchin tuore raportti (pdf). Play Fair 2008 -verkosto (engl.) julkistaa kansainvälisen raportin huhtikuussa.
more...From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related topics/regions: [Business] [Trade] |
04.02.2008
There are over 20,000 indentured domestic workers in Nepal. Known in local parlance as Kamlari, the system originated half a century ago under which daughters were provided as domestic servants in exchange for cash. Some NGOs are now engaged in rescuing these girls from this appalling practice.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Gender] Image: Minor girls face danger of being sold off by parents for indentured domestic labour / Photo credit: Naresh Newar / IRIN
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01.02.2008
Sharayu Precision is a Pune-based company in western India that believes in providing the first opportunity of employment to those who are physically or mentally challenged. Its founder Subhash Chuttar has been honoured with prestigious Hellen Keller Award for his contribution to the cause.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Capacity building] [Disability] Image: File photo: Subhash Chuttar can be seen with former President APJ Abdul Kalam
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