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 …
Category: Labor Organizing
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 …
Sealing
Delhi, India From the minute I ran into our staff on the India FDI Watch Campaign, it was clear we had a problem. The traders had become one of our staunches allies in the campaign, because they understood their self-interest and realized that the development of “superstore” type operations by Wal-Mart or Wal-Mart wannabes would potentially …