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Venezuela’s new labor law “first in transition to socialism”
May 2, 2012The legislation reduces the work week to 40 hours and seeks to abolish private sub-contracted labor in the country.
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Unions launch global inquiry into attacks on workers’ rights
May 2, 2012New evidence shows how workers' rights have been eroded by governments between 2008 and 2012 under the guise of the economic crisis.
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Baghdad’s May Day march draws thousands
May 2, 2012Thousands marched, waving red flags and raising banners with workers' and trade unionist demands.
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In Germany, the Pirates making waves
May 2, 2012Germany's energetic young party, the Pirates, held its party congress last weekend in the northern town of Neumünster. The media overflowed with reports, almost uniformly friendly.
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Obama to building trades: GOP blocking construction jobs
May 1, 2012Obama's campaign for more construction jobs comes against a continuing backdrop of high joblessness in the construction industry: 17.2% in March, more than double the national jobless rate of 8.2%.
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