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Labor · November, 2008
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Stories about Labor from November, 2008

30 November 2008

China: Taxi Driver Strike, Union and Street Democracy

Taxi drivers from around the country have been in strike for a month. The first protest appeared in Chongqin in November 3, then it spread to Hainan, Gansu, Yunnan, Shandong,...

26 November 2008

Singapore: Economy and rights

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

25 November 2008

Japan: Employment promised and then revoked

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

23 November 2008

Saudi Arabia: Showing true support

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

14 November 2008

Japan: Changing jobs in a recession

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

China: The 3rd cabbies strike in 10 days. Now appeased.

Written by Bob Chen · East Asia

After the cabbies strike in Chonqing in which about 9000 drivers participated and over 100 taxis and 3 police cars were smashed during the course, another taxi strike broke out...

Worker killed by tigers at Singapore zoo

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

6 November 2008

Japan: Three Arrested for Visiting PM House

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

2 November 2008

Angola: Hawkers face a hard life with dignity and courage

Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

Going up and down the streets of Luanda to sell sweet fruit like sugar apples, scented mangoes, or hope-color avocados, the "zungueiras", or Angolan hawkers, usually the breadwinners of their...