Archive for March 10th, 2008

US: Building industry squeezes migrants’ remittances

By Jelena Kopanja

Wearing a hat emblazoned with a bald eagle and a U.S. flag, Gerardo waited with some 30 other men in front of a 7-Eleven in Alexandria, Virginia hoping a builder or contractor would come by to offer a job. The Sunday morning cold was a minor inconvenience. Lack of papers and, more recently, lack of work were bigger worries.

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South Korea: over 200 migrant workers died in 2007

By Kim Tae-jong

A total of 217 foreign workers have died here over the last three years with about half of their deaths attributed to heart attacks and other sudden causes. Continue reading ‘South Korea: over 200 migrant workers died in 2007′


LABOUR RIGHTS TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO) has designed the training course 'Communicating labour rights' calling the attention of journalists and other media professionals to the direct relevance of International Labour Standards.Applications: http://ilsforjournalists.itcilo.org/

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