By Samantha Page JAKARTA, Indonesia — Labor organizers in Indonesia are struggling to improve working conditions as a...
Sep 05, 2012
Argentina’s fair trade wineries help workers weather shaky times
By Emily Schmall MEDRANO, Argentina — Rosa Ponce, a tall woman in a button-down jean shirt and long...
Sep 04, 2012
Lonmin killings test South African democracy
By Alex Duval Smith CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For a mine to produce one ounce of platinum,...
Sep 02, 2012
Government crackdown on labor groups worsens in South China
By Michael Standaert SHENZHEN, China — At least a dozen labor NGOs have suffered forced evictions or have...
Sep 02, 2012
Caterpillar sets tough precedent in beating Illinois strike
By Stephen Franklin JOLIET, Ill. — Setting up the weekly food pantry for the International Association of Machinists...
Sep 01, 2012
Inspecting the Inspectors: Walmart and Chiquita immune to labor oversight in Honduras
By John Otis SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — If you’ve ever wondered why conditions for legions of Latin...
Aug 15, 2012
Damming the future? Livelihoods at stake on Mekong River
By Samantha Page NONGKHAI PROVINCE, Thailand and XAYABURI PROVINCE, Laos — Although his family has lived for generations...
Jul 25, 2012
Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results
By Simeon Tegel MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Daniel Vazquez will never forget his last night at Luz y...
Jul 20, 2012
Informal economy swallows Latin American workers
By John Otis GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Suleima Ojer has worked full time since she was 11. To...
Jul 03, 2012
Tile by tile, Palestinians build Israeli settlements
By Rebecca Collard NILI SETTLEMENT, West Bank — In the hilltop Israeli settlement of Nili, a 44-year-old Palestinian...
Jun 26, 2012
Groups fighting HIV/AIDS in DC find lessons in Africa
By Juliana Schatz and John Donnelly WASHINGTON – If the nation’s capital were a nation in Africa, it would...
Jun 11, 2012