Seoul, South Korea Na Hyowoo knew I would be interested in meeting some union organizers and representatives in order to get a better sense of the work here, so we went to the outskirts of downtown Seoul to meet with the Korean Federation of Private Service Workers’ Unions and their president, Kim, Hyung-Keun. I was feeling …
Month: November 2006
Organizing the Unemployed and Women Workers
Incheon City, South Korea You get on the #1 subway at stop #131 near the YMCA (where I was staying) and stay on the #1 line for way more than an hour until near the end of the line you are in the heart of Inchon City. This is not Seoul, but it’s no small town …
The Plot Thickens Around FDI and Retail
Delhi, India Our panel at the ISF was under a giant wrap of muslin holding about 300 people. There was space for translation, but no translation was provided, so the session was to be in Hindi. We had pitched a big tent on the topic: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Special Economic Zones (SEZ), and the Corporate …