Phnom Penh 34 Days in Exile Running to finish every little thing, I left the hotel late to meet Lous Seyda and get a sense of his informal workers association and the “training” program he had invited me to attend. Grabbing the moto, the driver assured me that of course he knew the location across from …
Category: Labor Organizing
Cambodia’s Tourism and Service Workers Federation
Phnom Penh 33 Days of Exile Taking a moto in Phnom Penh is a literal experience. These are not the moto-cabs of Manila or Delhi, where you sit in benches in the back. These are small motorcycles where one simply hops on the seat, grabs whatever, and away you go. The streets in this million person …
Wal-Mart Workers Association
San Francisco A new organization announced itself recently in Florida when a group of Wal-Mart associates came before the press and explained that they had organized an association with several hundred members in Orlando, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Their first campaign was to help their co-workers experiencing drastic changes in schedules to file for …