US: the opportunity of green jobs

By Jonathan Tasini

So, I’ve been at a conference on “Green Jobs” here in Pittsburgh. I’ve written about this topic before and you’ll see more about this in the future. But, for today, just quickly–we all know that we have to move from a carbon-based economy and I think there is a huge opportunity for labor to seize this issue, for self-interested reasons (why not be seen leading this important societal challenge?) and, of course, for the benefit of workers–no single issue will effect how we live and work in the coming decades. BUT…

UK: Protect agency workers by adopting the EU directive

Director of policy and campaigns for British Trade Union Congress Wales, Derek Walker, argues that temporary workers need greater legal protection. Recently MPs voted overwhelmingly to support fairer protection against the exploitation and poor treatment of agency workers – sending the Government a clear message to abandon its long-standing opposition to the EU Temporary Workers Directive.

Sri Lanka: a campaign for garment workers

By Dilshani Samaraweera

This week the garment industry launched a Rs 30 million public-private partnership to uplift the image of garment workers in the island. The local image building campaign, titled ‘Abhimani’ (pride), is aimed at elevating the social position of thousands of working women in the garment sector, from the marriage market to the job market.