Worked Over: The Global Decline of Labor Rights

Questions remain about Bangladesh factory fire

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

Questions remain about Bangladesh factory fire

Foxconn moves into Indonesia, worrying labor groups

Foxconn moves into Indonesia, worrying labor groups

Argentina's fair trade wineries help workers weather shaky times

Argentina's fair trade wineries help workers weather shaky times

Lonmin killings test South African democracy

Lonmin killings test South African democracy

Government crackdown on labor groups worsens in South China

Government crackdown on labor groups worsens in South China

Caterpillar sets tough precedent in beating Illinois strike

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

Caterpillar sets tough precedent in beating Illinois strike

US electronics industry feels heat on conflict minerals

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

US electronics industry feels heat on conflict minerals

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

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

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

Damming the future? Livelihoods at stake on Mekong River

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

Damming the future? Livelihoods at stake on Mekong River

Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results

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

Mexico City: A union dismantled, with gruesome results

Informal economy swallows Latin American workers

Seventy-five percent of Guatemalans are underemployed, working off-the-books jobs without labor protections.

Informal economy swallows Latin American workers

Tile by tile, Palestinians build Israeli settlements

High unemployment, low wages and the loss of traditional agrarian livelihoods compel Palestinians to make a difficult choice.

Tile by tile, Palestinians build Israeli settlements

In Nicaragua, Sandinista membership a prerequisite for government work

Tens of thousands of fired employees petition the US for help.

In Nicaragua, Sandinista membership a prerequisite for government work

Walker's victory: Fair or not, for unions, hard times bring hard lines

Analysis: Gov. Scott Walker’s survival in Wisconsin says little about November, but fits a global pattern in this time of economic peril.

Walker's victory: Fair or not, for unions, hard times bring hard lines

Locked Out: Canadian workers pay heavy price in foreign acquisitions

Fired workers say Caterpillar just one of several multinationals that subjected country to 'economic rape' with government help.

Locked Out: Canadian workers pay heavy price in foreign acquisitions