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Stories about Labor from June, 2011

29 June 2011

Lebanon: “Welcome to Lebanon” as Seen By a Migrant Worker

Written by Thalia Rahme · ·

South Korea: Hunger Strike at Temple

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · ·

28 June 2011

North Korea's Fragility in the Face of the Rainy Season

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · ·

Puerto Rico: Fortuño Campaign vs. Al Jazeera Documentary

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · ·

27 June 2011

Argentina: Buenos Aires ‘Cartoneros’

Written by Silvia Viñas · ·

South Korea: Labor Workers Fight Against Police and Corporation

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · ·

23 June 2011

Myanmar: Labour registration form

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

20 June 2011

Indonesia: Prostitution in a cemetery

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

14 June 2011

Algeria: No Protests, but Strikes Continue

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · ·

China: Hand made condoms

Written by Oiwan Lam · ·

13 June 2011

Afghanistan: $60 million class action against Blackwater

Written by Adil Nurmakov · ·

Singapore: Conditions of expats and workers

Written by Mong Palatino · ·

Brazil: Rio Wears Red in Support of Firefighters

Written by Saulo Valley ·

Since mid-April, a movement started by a group of military firefighters from Rio de Janeiro demanding for better working conditions had been gaining increasing support. With the occupation of the...

9 June 2011

China: Riot in Chaozhou City

Written by Oiwan Lam · ·

7 June 2011

Panama: Empowering Indigenous Women Through Chocolate

Written by Silvia Viñas · ·

5 June 2011

Uzbekistan: A clothing manufacturer boycotts Uzbek practice of child labor

Written by Adil Nurmakov · ·

Afghanistan: Contractor Mistreatment

Written by Adil Nurmakov · ·

3 June 2011

Lebanon: Story of a Migrant House Keeper, Georgette

Written by Thalia Rahme · ·

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