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 …
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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 …
More Fronts on the Wage Fight
New Orleans There are two more living wage issues worth noting this Election Day. One is the ACORN-led effort in the home country of Pine Bluff, Arkansas to set a higher floor – over $9.00 per hour – for municipal employees in that city. Every kind of effort has been made to fairly pay city …