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Interview: Cowboys and Indians
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Unions: The IT Factor
The future of Australian IT looks grim as big companies lead the rush to India and China, writes Jackie Woods.
Politics: Bargain Basement
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Environment: An Inconvenient Hoax
Al Gore may be warning of climate breakdown, but what hope the truth when he's up against such a well-oiled machine? asks Paul Sheridan
Corporate: Two Sides
Bilateral trade agreements are a good idea – just ask the US multinationals. The rest of us should strongly disagree says Pat Ranald
International: Unfair Dismissals
Nearly 10,000 workers were fired for their trade union activities in 2005, an annual trade union survey shows.
History: A Stitch in Time
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International
Unfair Dismissals
Nearly 10,000 workers were fired for their trade union activities in 2005, an annual trade union survey shows.
It also reveals that 1,700 were detained, more than 1,600 violently arrested, 9,000 arrested and 115 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers rights last year. The information is contained in the International Confederation of Free Trade Union's (ICFTU) Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations.
The report indicates that the most dangerous part of the world for trade unionists is Latin America. Colombia had the most threats, killings and intimidations. In 2005, 70 union activists were murdered in Colombia and 260 received death threats.
The report reveals disturbing trends for women, migrant workers, public sector workers and others, said ICFTU general secretary Guy Ryder. "The death toll was slightly lower in 2005 than the previous year, but we are witnessing increasingly severe violence and hostility against working people who stand up for their rights," Ryder said.
The report is available on the ICFTU website at www.icftu.org/survey/
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