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Tuesday 9 February 2010, 04:04:40

USA Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading [Las Vegas Sun] 2010-02-06

USA Obama's Labor Secretary Backs Employee Free Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Zimbabwe Cops, state's spy agency main violaters of workers' rights: assault, torture union activists [Zim Online] 2010-02-05

Turkey Tekel Supporters Unfurl Banner on Mount Ararat Peak [News.am] 2010-02-05

Chile Trade Union Activists Fear Setbacks Under Rightwing Government [Inter-Press Service] 2010-02-04

Greece Civil servants walk out as general strike over budget cuts looms [Deutsche Welle] 2010-02-04

Turkey Millions of People Stop Work for Tekel Workers [BiaNet] 2010-02-04

South Africa Trade Unions threaten to disrupt football World Cup over Chinese sweatshops [Reuters] 2010-02-04

USA Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Canada / Ontario CAW/Xstrata Deal Unequivocally Discredits Vale [Steelworkers Canada] ActNOW! 2010-02-03

Today's news: 09.02.2010

Africa Maghreb jobless rate highest for women, youth [Magharebia] 2010-02-09

Algeria After 56 days, British Gas hunger striker, Meryem Mehdi, harassed by police [SNAPAP] 2010-02-08

Australia $30m war chest out of Labor's reach [The Australian] 2010-02-08 35 more labour news stories from Australia today

Botswana Mine Workers Union seeks intervention by President's office [Standard] 2010-02-08

Canada / Global 'Solidarity News' - a half hour audiocast of international union news ActNOW! [RadioLabour] 2010-02-08 14 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Oil Union USO Presents Demands to Service Provider Schlumberger For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Egypt / Israel Fmr. Israeli Ambassador to Egypt critical of journalists union [Bikya Masr] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Egypt today

Europe ICEM, FES Hold Conference on Mining, Energy Restructuring in Central, Eastern Europe For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Fiji Mineworkers Union records 19-years strike [Matangi Tonga] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Fiji today

France Strike hits ArcelorMittal production [Steel Orbis] 2010-02-08

French Guiana Bauxite Workers’ Union Pickets Government, RusAl Offices in Georgetown For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Germany Public worker strikes drag on in wage dispute [The Local] 2010-02-08 2 more labour news stories from Germany today

Global Despite Recession, ICEM/IMF CAL Survey Shows Precarious Work Growing For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 2 more labour news stories from Global today

Greece Unions threaten Greek gvt austerity moves [Times of London] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Greece today

Indonesia Hundreds of illegal miners killed in last four years [The Jakarta Post] 2010-02-08

Ireland FG finance spokesman asks Fianna Fáil TDs to reject pay U-turn [Irish Times] 2010-02-08 6 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Eilat Port workers want 15% of company [Globes Online] 2010-02-08

Italy / China Tuscan town turns against Chinese migrant textile workers [FT.com] 2010-02-09

Korea Police seize more servers from DLP in union probe Scuffles erupt as officers raid headquarters with warrant [Joong Ang Ilbo] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Korea today

Malaysia MTUC Alleges Company Using Acid Without Safety Precautions [Bernama] 2010-02-09

Malta UHM orders industrial action at Gov schools [The Times] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Malta today

Mexico Cananea Miners Reject Grupo México Severance; Strike Continues For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Nepal Maoists force closure of 26 restaurants in Kathmandu [The Hindu] 2010-02-09

Netherlands Strike Action Brings Akzo Nobel to Terms with Dutch Unions For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

New Zealand / Australia Kiwi workers told to make do with Australia's 'crumbs' [ABC] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Civil Servants Threaten Indefinite Strike [This Day] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

Pacific / Vanuatu ILO meeting underway in Vanuatu talks on decent work for Pacific region [RNZI] 2010-02-09

Palestine / Israel Israel kidnaps 70 Palestinian workers [Palestine News Network] 2010-02-08 2 more labour news stories from Palestine today

Peru Miners Give Doe Run Management until 29 April to Reopen For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Peru today

South Africa / USA American union SEIU backs Coke strikers [iAfrica] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain Gov't sticks to pension plan despite protest threat [Reuters] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Spain today

Sri Lanka Campaign for Higher Private Sector Salaries Succeeds For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Sweden Job agency fined for religious discrimination [The Local] 2010-02-09

Thailand / Burma Resistance Builds Against Thai Migrant Worker Expulsion For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Trinidad and Tobago Kamla, PSA executive meet today [Trinidad Express] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today

Turkey IBM Workers Unionize-No Rise in Salaries for 5 Years [Turk Internet] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Turkey today

UK GMB to Take Strike Ballot at British Gas This Week For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 4 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Job Creation Key to Ending Economic Crisis [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-08 8 more labour news stories from USA today

Vietnam Can Tho taxi drivers strike work protesting unfair treatment [Thanh Nien Daily] 2010-02-08

Zimbabwe Zim faces crippling strike [Times Live] 2010-02-08 6 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today