By Maher Sattar DHAKA, Bangladesh — The body turned up in the northern district of Ghatail, dumped by...
May 14, 2012
Analysis: After decades of outsourcing, manufacturing jobs coming home to US
By Michael Moran NEW YORK, New York — Beginning in the 1970s America’s high-paying manufacturing jobs in the...
May 06, 2012
Nicaragua’s Marxist government gets religion on free trade zones
By Tim Rogers MASAYA, Nicaragua — Martha Acuña’s day starts several hours before the roosters greet the sun...
May 04, 2012
Black South African youth shut out of secure jobs
By Alex Duval Smith CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Xolisile Dolo, 24, saw few job opportunities in Crossroads, part...
May 03, 2012
Spain divided as labor rights erode
By Guy Hedgecoe MADRID, Spain — When Mariano Castellanos looks back on the 45 years he has worked...
May 02, 2012
Bangladesh’s garment workers brave deadly fires to make luxury American clothing
By Maher Sattar ASHULIA, Bangladesh — On Dhaka’s northwestern edge, the suburb of Ashulia is a favorite getaway...
May 01, 2012
American unions stand up for Latin American workers
By John Otis BOGOTA, Colombia – On April 19 a death squad called the Black Eagles dumped hundreds...
Apr 30, 2012
US lawmakers: Colombia trade agreement sacrifices labor rights
By John Otis BOGOTA, Colombia – When a work stoppage shut down production at Colombia’s largest oil field...
Apr 17, 2012
How Mexico’s pro-industry unions undermine workers’ rights
By John Otis MEXICO CITY – During a 5.6-magnitude earthquake, Eduardo Vargas rose from his cubicle at the...
Mar 12, 2012
‘Meet the New Boss’
By John Otis PUENTE SOGAMOSO, Colombia — Sweating in the mid-morning heat, Eusebio Rodriguez leads an oxcart between...
Mar 01, 2012
Targeting Teachers: The ‘dirty war’ against Colombia’s unions
By John Otis COTORRA, Colombia — It was a savage, mafia-style hit. Alejandro Peñata, a Colombian teacher and...
Feb 09, 2012
