Seoul, South Korea On the road one meeting leads to another. Sometimes one pushes forward with little but trust for the guide in this case the indefatigable Na and the stone-cold commitment to working a full day. I was coming to the end of the trail. We were going to meet with the Democratic Labor Party. …
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Surprises from Organizers in South Korea
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 …
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 …