Amman The daily reports of war in Iraq detail a situation where security is in totally chaos and civil war and death seem everywhere. It is hard to imagine work or industry in such circumstances, so one is querulous about the status of labor unions in Iraq in these times. Nonetheless, I found myself listening …
Month: October 2006
Fair Trade Standards in Practice in Jordan
Amman Virtually from the time I landed in this relatively modern and westernized city of 1.5 million people in the high desert of Jordan, I had been hearing from Rick Hall of the AFL-CIO, during his time as part of the Organizers’ Forum delegation (www.organizersforum.org ) and now from his associates with the Solidarity Center …
Women’s Organizing in Istanbul
Istanbul One afternoon we met with representatives of a number of different women’s organizations and then the next day the delegation from the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) met with the leader of a large women’s non-profit. I was both impressed by their grit, spirit, and determination, and sadden by how long the road before them appeared …