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
25 November 2008
23 November 2008
14 November 2008
China: The 3rd cabbies strike in 10 days. Now appeased.
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...
6 November 2008
2 November 2008
Angola: Hawkers face a hard life with dignity and courage
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...
