Amman Rich Hall and Shira Qatarneh from the Jordan Solidarity Center allowed me to ride along with them as they went up to Irbid to visit with their local staff member working with the Jordan Textile Workers and assisting in organizing in the QIZ — which is the local handle for the special industrial zone …
Category: International
Dues and Sustainability?
Amman I spent a couple of interesting hours meeting and briefing the Solidarity Center staff in Amman one morning. It is interesting to imagine having responsibilities for countries that range from Palestine to Jordan to Iraq to Bahrain to Tunisa and others in this troubled area on one agenda or another. As always, I …
Unions in Iraq
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 …