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Union-busting at the drop of a hat
Written by Steve Davies   
Monday, 28 April 2008
Barack Obama is the first ever credible black contender for presidential nomination. However the scale of the challenge he faces can be seen from a bitter labour dispute taking place in ‘the heart of Dixie’. Despite fifty years of civil rights legislation, sportswear workers employed by the New Era Cap Company in Mobile, Alabama feel that little has changed in their workplace.
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Union renewal: the example of the FAT
Written by richard leitch   
Monday, 28 April 2008
This piece is an introduction to the practice of Mexico's Authentic Labour Front(FAT) and its development of an internationalist social movement unionism over the last two decades. Could we learn any lessons from the struggle to achieve independent union representation - and much else besides - in the hostile climate of neo-liberal Mexico??
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EMPLOYED BY ALL RECOGNISED BY NONE -The Status of Domestic Workers in India
Written by Pravin SINHA   
Monday, 28 April 2008
The domestic workers are employed in almost all households. The development process and resultant increase in demands have led to increased entry of women in labour market. This in turn has caused demand for domestic workers to undertake works earlier performed by housewives. The domestic workers, not covered under any of the labour laws, are faced with varied kinds of exploitation. The workers, in the background of increased supply found themselves in a catch 22 situation. The government role has not been very positive. There is need for concerned effort to organise then to secure due recognition
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