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3-1-2007 14:25:16 GMT Vote for the Labour Website of the Year 2007! This week's top storiesGlobal Killers of UN Personnel Must Be Punished, Workers' Union Says [Bloomberg] 03-Jan-2007
Global Workers of the World may get bigger share of prosperity in 2007 [Bloomberg] 02-Jan-2007
Australia/Global Unions in global fight on Alcoa [The Australian] 01-Jan-2007
Global Birth of 1st global super-union: Brit, German, US labour groups join forces to confront power of multinationals [The Observer] 31-Dec-2006
Netherlands Brothel closing opposed by 20,000 member prostitutes union [BBC] For more info 30-Dec-2006
Pakistan Vicious assault on employment and trade union rights at Coca-Cola Pakistan [IUF] 29-Dec-2006
USA EZ Supply recognizes, then sacks, the IWW [IWW.ORG] For more info 29-Dec-2006
UK Slavery in the UK [The Independent] 27-Dec-2006
Korea Unions, activists confronted Roh's reforms; KCTU called 6 general strikes in 2006 [Korea Herald] 26-Dec-2006
Spain Hotel Union officer sacked for denouncing unsafe working conditions [IUF] 25-Dec-2006
Today's newsArgentina The factory rocks: Zanon celebrates new year and new status with a party and 6000 of their closest friends [UK Indymedia] 03-Jan-2007
Australia Tas hospitality union wants smoking ban broadened [ABC] 02-Jan-2007
Bahrain Suffering in Silence: Domestic Workers Need Legal Protection [BCHR] 02-Jan-2007
Barbados 2006 challenging year for NUPW [CBC] 02-Jan-2007
Canada The McCormicks factory, a London landmark, could go into receivership as as early as tomorrow [LFP] 03-Jan-2007
China/USA Union set up in Foxconn plant assembling iPods in southern China [AFP] 03-Jan-2007
Cuba Unemployment down to 1.9% [Trabajadores Digital] 02-Jan-2007
Cyprus/Bulgaria Trade Unions fear of influx of Bulgarian, Romanian workers [Focus] 03-Jan-2007
Fiji Army regime retirement age plan 'a double-edged sword' warns FTUC [Fiji Times] 02-Jan-2007
Finland/Sweden SAK proposes that: Agency hired labour be provided with regular jobs by job agencies [Trade Union News from Finland] 03-Jan-2007
Germany AXA plans to cut costs, jobs in Germany -magazine [Reuters] 02-Jan-2007
Ghana Ghana gold workers threaten strike on new pay system [Angola Press] 02-Jan-2007
Global/USA Wal-Mart wins ruling on foreign labour [CSR-Asia] 02-Jan-2007
Guyana Economic growth negated by cost of living rise - GPSU [Stabroek News] 02-Jan-2007
Hong Kong/China Laid-off journalists demand their pay [HK Standard] 02-Jan-2007
India Government Teachers� Union meeting held [Express News Service] 02-Jan-2007
Ireland St John's SIPTU employees hit back at Christmas lunch criticism [Ocean FM] 03-Jan-2007
Israel Histadrut transfers training funds from banks [Globes] 02-Jan-2007
Jamaica Trade unions, household workers lobby for double-digit increase [Jamaica Gleaner] 02-Jan-2007
Japan Training course aims to cut govt worker suicides [Daily Yomiuri] 02-Jan-2007
Korea Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor warn of strike after company cuts bonuses [Yonhap News] 03-Jan-2007
Malawi MTL workers drag company to court [The Nation] 02-Jan-2007
Malaysia Labour law flexible enough, says MTUC [Sun2Surf] 03-Jan-2007
Nepal 40 TU employees injured in baton charge [Kantipur] 02-Jan-2007
New Zealand Unions are warning of more strikes this year if employers do not negotiate reasonable wages [NewsTalkZB] 02-Jan-2007
Papua New Guinea Sit-in strike planned by Gvt hospital doctors [PNG Post Courier] 02-Jan-2007
Philippines Help us press the Arroyo govt: stop treating unionists as enemies of the state [KMU] 02-Jan-2007
Portugal Soccer players union threatens to strike over tax changes [Stuff] 03-Jan-2007
South Africa Deadline for domestic worker employers [SABC] 02-Jan-2007
Spain Two workers killed after staircase collapses [Expatica] 02-Jan-2007
Sri Lanka Marxists want May Day moved to April to facilitate religious festival [Colombo Page] 03-Jan-2007
Sweden Hackers target Swedish union web site [The Local] 02-Jan-2007
Trinidad and Tobago BWIA faces legal challenges [CBC] 02-Jan-2007
Tunisia/Iraq Labour union leaders slam Saddam execution [News24] 03-Jan-2007
UK Sign petition: Stop ripping the heart out of our public services [PCS] 02-Jan-2007
USA Union members reject contract offer by Glens Falls paper company [Albany Business Review] 02-Jan-2007
United Arab Emirates 35,000 changed jobs last year, says Minister of Labour Al Ka'abi [Gulf News] 02-Jan-2007
Vietnam Plans to send 80,000 workers abroad in 2007 [dpa] 02-Jan-2007
Zambia 700 textile workers on forced leave [ZNBC] 03-Jan-2007
Zimbabwe Three illegal gold miners die in police custody [ZimOnline] 03-Jan-2007
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