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Nicaragua’s Marxist government gets religion on free trade zones

May 4, 2012 06:00
MASAYA — President Ortega has attracted foreign investment to create free-trade zone jobs in response to the country’s massive unemployment problem. It might not be the socialist promise of the original Sandinista Revolution in the 1980s, but in Nicaragua — the second poorest country in the hemisphere — attracting foreign investment and creating jobs is revolutionary in its own right.

Black South African youth shut out of secure jobs

May 3, 2012 06:02
CAPE TOWN – By any measure, but especially in this country with a history of street protest and a trend of violent crime, the issue of unemployment is a social time bomb. Yet the tripartite alliance government, made up of the African National Congress (ANC), the Communist Party and Cosatu, stands accused of delivering empty promises.

Spain divided as labor rights erode

May 2, 2012 06:00
MADRID —  The devaluation of the once-esteemed profession of waitering is representative of much broader changes in the Spanish labor market.

Bangladesh's garment workers brave deadly fires to make luxury American clothing

May 1, 2012 06:00
ASHULIA — These are the garment factories of Savar and Gazipur — an engine of the nation’s economic growth, both a boon to and the bane of existence for a desperate, disposable workforce of 3.6 million people toiling inside into the night.

American unions stand up for Latin American workers

April 30, 2012 22:16
BOGOTA — Organized labor in the United States — which has often viewed foreign workers as job-stealing foes — is increasingly collaborating with overseas labor activists to strengthen unions and help workers combat the cruelties of the global economy.

How Mexico's pro-industry unions undermine workers' rights

March 21, 2012 06:15
MEXICO CITY — "Protection unions" help employers in Mexico minimize costs and stand firmly in the way of workers as they try to boost their wages and working conditions.

'Meet the New Boss'

March 1, 2012 06:44
PUENTE SOGAMOSO — The dark legacy of violence against organized labor often keeps workers from demanding better conditions and denouncing abusive labor structures.

Targeting Teachers: The 'dirty war' against Colombia's unions

February 9, 2012 07:15
COTORRA — In Colombia, just 4 percent of workers belong to unions — one of the lowest rates in the hemisphere.
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