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Domestic Workers Uniting On The Home Front

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Domestic Workers Uniting On The Home Front

 ILO News– Working in private houses as cooks, nannies, cleaners, care workers or just general housekeepers, domestic workers are more isolated than most groups of workers. But from Indonesia to Kenya, Manila to New York City, they are coming together to create their own organizations and, collectively, to demand decent working conditions. Already twenty-one organizations […]

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Walmart Added To Lawsuit Alleging Wage Theft At California Warehouse

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Walmart Added To Lawsuit Alleging Wage Theft At California Warehouse

By JIM MORRIS, Center for Public Integrity—A federal judge ruled Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, that Walmart can be added to a lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft at a Southern California warehouse. Lawyers for contract workers at the Schneider Logistics warehouse in Mira Loma, Calif. – whose sole customer is Walmart – had moved to add the retailer to […]

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Another JOLTS And Still Not Enough Job Openings, EPI Study Shows

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Another JOLTS And Still Not Enough Job Openings, EPI Study Shows

By HEIDI SHIERHOLZ, Economic Policy Institute— The November Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released Jan. 10, 2013 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows job openings were essentially flat in November, at 3.7 million (up by 11,000). The number of job openings, which had been improving fairly steadily since reaching its low of 2.2 million in […]

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An Invisible Maid Army, 52 Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide

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An Invisible Maid Army, 52  Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide

ILO News– At least 52 million people around the world – mainly women – are employed as domestic workers, according to the first research of its kind conducted by the International Labor Organization. They account for 7.5% of women’s wage employment worldwide and a far greater share in some regions, particularly Asia and the Pacific […]

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ALEC’s Decades Of ‘Right-To-Work’ Effort Pay Off In Michigan

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ALEC’s Decades Of ‘Right-To-Work’ Effort Pay Off In Michigan

By PAUL ABOWD, Center for Public Integrity—Amid protests by labor unions, and objections from the stateʼs congressional delegation and even the president, Michiganʼs Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed a “right-to-work” bill into law in December 11, 2012, drawn word-for-word from a 32-year-old “model bill” pushed by a corporate-funded, conservative think tank. The legislation deals a […]

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Wages Shrink Worldwide, Workers Getting A Smaller Slice Of The Pie

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Wages Shrink Worldwide, Workers Getting A Smaller Slice Of The Pie

ILO News– Workers’ share of national income has been shrinking in most countries, causing public dissatisfaction and increasing the risk of social unrest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said in a new report. “It has affected perceptions of what is fair, particularly given the huge payments some company executives have been getting,” said Patrick Belser, […]

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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

ILO News– Wage growth remains far below pre-financial crisis levels globally and has fallen into the red in developed countries, despite continuing increases in emerging economies, according to an International Labour Organization (ILO)  report. Global monthly wages* grew by 1.2% in 2011, down from 3% in 2007 and 2.1% in 2010, the Global Wage Report 2012/13 says. […]

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ILO Names Five Worst Nations For Suppressing Labor Organizing

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ILO Names Five Worst Nations For Suppressing Labor Organizing

ILO News– The International Labour Organization has named Argentina, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Fiji and Peru – out of 32 cases examined – as the most serious violators freedom of association and labor organizing. The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association examined cases concerning employers’ and trade unions’ rights to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue. The […]

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NLRB Decides 341 Cases In Fiscal 2012, Including Some Of Its Oldest

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NLRB Decides 341 Cases In Fiscal 2012, Including Some Of Its Oldest

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued decisions in 341 cases during fiscal 2012, 1 Oct. 2011 through 30 Sept. 2012, tackling many of its oldest cases. The NLRB cut the median age of pending cases in half, resolving nine of the 10 oldest cases it faced at the start 2012, . The age of pending cases dropped […]

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Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career Growth

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Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career Growth

There’s a lot restless workers worldwide. More than half (53%) of the respondents of the Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI) survey believe that to develop their skills and advance their careers, it is more important to change employers, rather than remain with their existing employer, according to international staffing firm Kelly Services. The KGWI examines issues of […]

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