Forty-five Indian construction workers have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment under charges of holding illegal gatherings, vandalism, and violating public security following their participation in a strike last year for better working conditions. Continue reading ‘United Arab Emirates: workers sentenced to six months’ imprisonment’
Archive for March 17th, 2008
United Arab Emirates: workers sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
Published March 17, 2008 asia , companies , governments , workers Leave a CommentTags: Convention 87, Indian construction workers, labour standards, United Arab Emirates
Jordan: Violent repression of Vietnamese workers’ strike
Published March 17, 2008 asia , companies , workers 1 CommentTags: garment and leather workers, human trafficking, Vietnamese migrant workers, W&D Apparel
The ITUC and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF) strongly protest against the assault perpetrated on 176 Vietnamese migrant workers at W&D Apparel in the Al Tajamouat Industrial Estate in Amman after they went on strike on February 10. Continue reading ‘Jordan: Violent repression of Vietnamese workers’ strike’
US: Going after the skills of foreign workers
Published March 17, 2008 america , governments , workers Leave a CommentTags: foreign labor, foreign workers in US, H1-B program, H1-B visas
In a couple of weeks, technology companies across the country will engage in an annual ritual that has become increasingly urgent: applying for temporary visas, known as H1-Bs, to bring in workers for jobs that supposedly cannot be filled by domestic workers. Continue reading ‘US: Going after the skills of foreign workers’
