Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights

December 04, 2012

Government, factory owners and international buyers are all pointing fingers after the fire that killed at least 112 in a Bangladesh garment factory.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Foxconn moves into Indonesia, worrying labor groups

GlobalPost

September 05, 2012

Still weathering fierce condemnation for its practices in China, Apple's top manufacturer migrates south.

Agence France-Presse

Argentina's fair trade wineries help workers weather shaky times

GlobalPost

September 04, 2012

A collectivist system known as contratista offers upward mobility in a tough industry.

Agence France-Presse

Lonmin killings test South African democracy

GlobalPost

September 02, 2012

Workers in the country's platinum industry caught in a crucible of power.

Agence France-Presse

Government crackdown on labor groups worsens in South China

GlobalPost

September 02, 2012

NGOs have been pushed out of their offices, leaving fewer allies for millions of disposable workers.

Agence France-Presse

Caterpillar sets tough precedent in beating Illinois strike

GlobalPost

September 01, 2012

Coming off its most profitable year in history, the equipment giant successfully froze wages and pensions.

Agence France-Presse

US electronics industry feels heat on conflict minerals

GlobalPost

August 16, 2012

A combination of government and public pressure has some companies focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo — and others seemingly ignoring it.

Agence France-Presse

Inspecting the Inspectors: Walmart and Chiquita immune to labor oversight in Honduras

GlobalPost

August 15, 2012

When labor officials are ill-equipped and powerless, workers' complaints can hardly be investigated.

Agence France-Presse

Damming the future? Livelihoods at stake on Mekong River

GlobalPost

July 25, 2012

Construction under way on Xayaburi Dam, expected to produce big electricity revenues for Laos but ruin fishing and agriculture along the riverbanks.

Agence France-Presse

Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results

GlobalPost

July 20, 2012

President Calderon's seizure of a state-owned electric company has led to a surge of on-the-job deaths and injuries.

Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights

Questions remain about Bangladesh factory fire

Foxconn moves into Indonesia, worrying labor groups

Argentina's fair trade wineries help workers weather shaky times

Lonmin killings test South African democracy

Government crackdown on labor groups worsens in South China

Caterpillar sets tough precedent in beating Illinois strike

US electronics industry feels heat on conflict minerals

Inspecting the Inspectors: Walmart and Chiquita immune to labor oversight in Honduras

Damming the future? Livelihoods at stake on Mekong River

Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results

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