August 5, 2007
North Korean Workers Get a Raise - From South Korea
Authorities agree to raise wages at joint North-South venture for first time since experimental zone was opened three years ago
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Asia, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmDay Laborers Call for End to Immigration Raids
Day laborers converge on Capitol Hill to speak out on immigration reform
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Human Rights and Law, VOA Labor, VOA United States — voanews @ 11:00 pmUS Continues Combating Human Trafficking
by Jim Kouri, CPP
Human trafficking is a transnational crime whose victims include men, women, and children and may involve violations of labor, immigration, antislavery, and other criminal laws.
To ensure punishment of traffickers and protection of victims, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), which is subject to reauthorization in 2007. The [...]
August 2, 2007
Working Mothers Give Themselves Lower Parenting Marks
Full-time work outside the home has lost its appeal to mothers
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor, VOA Social Issues — voanews @ 11:00 pmJuly 30, 2007
Landless Brazilians Take Over Reverend Moon’s Cattle Ranch
Authorities say about 300 landless, farming families camped out for several years near side of roads near property known as ‘Jamaica Farm’
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor, VOA War and Conflict — voanews @ 11:00 pmZimbabwe Teachers Union Seeks To Reopen Talks On Compensation
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe says salaries are far under the poverty line it estimates at $8.5 million a month for a family of six
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Education, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouth African Diamond Miners Call Off Planned Strike
South Africa’s National Union of Mine Workers says miners canceled strike after De Beers offered higher pay raise during last-ditch negotiations
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Economy and Finance, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmConsumer Demand for Organic Foods Grows
Advocates work to get more young people into organic farming
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Economy and Finance, VOA Health, VOA Health and Science, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmJuly 25, 2007
U.S. Labor Faces Challenges
Contract negotiations opened in Detroit this week between the United Auto Workers union and U.S. automakers, Ford and General Motors. Chrysler began similar negotiations last week
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor, VOA News Analysis — voanews @ 11:00 pmJuly 16, 2007
China Kiln Worker Sentenced to Death in Slave Labor Case
Case uncovers huge problem in official neglect of forced and child labor
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Human Rights and Law, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pmSouthern African Labor Bodies Warn Of Zimbabwe Economic Collapse
COSATU said it will discuss a package of ??people-based? humanitarian aid with the country’s governing alliance and civil society partners
Comments (0) Filed under: VOA, VOA Labor — voanews @ 11:00 pm
