Morocco Women Farm Workers Gain an Equal Voice at Work
WATCH: Women farm workers share how they bargained a contract that gives them equal rights. [READ MORE]
Working People in the News
Death Threat: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
Bullets and an anonymous death threat were delivered to Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President Peter Mutasa and Secretary General Japhet Moyo yesterday in an apparent attempt to discourage a planned labor action later this month. “This is the first time, for all we know in our history, that bullets are delivered at the… [READ MORE]
650 Million Workers Earn Less than 1% of World Income
Some 650 million workers around the world earn less than 1 percent of global income—a figure that has barely changed in 13 years, according to a new International Labor Organization (ILO) report. At the national level, the share of income going to workers is actually falling, decreasing from 53.7 percent in 2004 to 51.4 percent… [READ MORE]
One Union Activist Killed, 3 Injured in Honduras Protests
One union activist from the Workers’ Union of the Gildan Villanueva S.A. (SITRAGAVSA) was murdered and at least three others attacked during recent protests against the Honduran government’s efforts to privatize the country’s education and health systems, according to an independent human rights monitor, who will not be identified out of safety concerns. The Platform… [READ MORE]
