by James Parks Two days after Equal Pay Day, a minority of primarily Republican senators once again made it harder for women workers to overcome pay discrimination. The Senate failed to cut off debate on the Fair Pay Restoration Act (H.R. 2831) and bring the bill to the floor for a vote. The […]
New Report Shows True Cost of Shrimp to Workers
by James Parks Tasty shrimp comes with a high price tag—and in the $13 billion seafood processing industry, workers pay it. In a report released today, the Solidarity Center documents child labor, beatings and torture, sweatshop wages and hazardous working conditions in shrimp processing plants in Bangladesh and Thailand. Those two countries export $4 billion worth […]
Women at Greater Risk in Today’s Bad Economy
by Mike Hall Women are at greater economic risk in today’s sinking economy than in past recessions, a new report shows. In the past year, women’s real wages fell by 3 percent, compared with half a percentage point for men’s wages. The report comes as the nation is set to mark Equal Pay Day tomorrow […]
‘Catch the Flame’ So Olympics Will Respect Workers’ Rights
by James Parks With the 2008 Olympics being held later this year in Beijing, working people around the world are focusing on the lack of workers’ rights and human rights in China. Now Play Fair 2008 has launched “Catch the Flame,” a unique way for workers everywhere to send a message to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Olympic products […]
Israel: Israeli Startup Falsely Accused of Rigging Zimbabwe’s Elections
by Gilad Lotan On Friday, March 28th, an online newspaper called “Zimbabwe Online” published an article accusing Cogniview, an Israeli startup company, of helping Robert Mugabe rig the Zimbabwean elections. Tendai Biti, secretary general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, told journalists in Harare that Cogniview was offering technical support and that “Mugabe and his cronies intend […]
Bhutto paid glowing tributes on 29th death anniversary
The 29th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was observed throughout the country with solemnity and reverence on Friday. Thousands of people, including party leaders and activists, gathered in various parts of the country to pay homage to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and arranged Qur’aan Khawani and offered Fateha for the departed soul of late Bhutto. […]
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