Unions fight against abuse of migrant laborers
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Mexican and US organizers are risking their lives to prevent guest workers from being swindled by unscrupulous 'recruiters.'
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Some writers wonder whether the guildâs militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.
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BEIJING -- The outrage started with the discovery that more than 500 migrant laborers had been forced to work in conditions bordering on slavery in out-of-the-way brick kilns. Local Communist Party authorities, state-run media said, had looked the other way.
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In far smaller numbers than they did this spring, supporters of illegal immigrants marched in several U.S. cities Monday, calling for them to be given the chance to live and work freely in the United States.
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A couple hundred people rallied outside the US Department of Labor here yesterday to protest the Bush administration&#39;s sweeping changes to overtime rules that opponents say could
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Defying tough warnings from the authorities, illegally unionized government employees went on an indefinite strike yesterday to protest the government&#39;s policy toward civil servants&#39; labor rights.
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Rights groups say millions of foreign workers should be protected by Saudi labor law.
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By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 15--Miller Brewing Co. office workers fighting the firm over a new contract have joined a small but growing number of labor unions using YouTube to help make their case.
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A major union joins forces with the Roman Catholic Church to raise concerns over Polish workers' rights.
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Trade unions split between Obama and Clinton as accusations fly of attempts to intimidate voters
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The United Steelworkers union on   Wednesday filed an unfair labor practice complaint on behalf of   a non-union employee who was fired, in part, for calling   replacement workers "scabs."
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Dismay over Washington gridlock on immigration has inspired cities and states to pass their own measures, most of which make life harder for undocumented workers and demand that employers, law enforcement officers and even landlords act as the front line.
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Migrant workers are being systematically exploited according to a report from the TUC.
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U.S. labor leaders opposed to a free trade deal with Colombia will visit that country next week to press for stronger government action to stop killings of trade unionists before Congress votes on the pact.
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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Immigrant workers recruited from South America and the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Katrina sued a prominent hotelier Wednesday, saying they are being exploited.
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More than 200 Bangladeshi migrant workers who claim their employers underpaid and abused them have sought refuge outside their country's embassy in Malaysia, an envoy said.