economy
One in six of world are going hungry
June 23, 2009The UN has warned that the global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world's hungry to a record 1 billion. UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) officials reported at the weekend that, because of...
Read moreCongress to cap interest rates on consumer loans
June 7, 2009Congress is considering passing a bill that will cap interest rates on consumer loans at 36 percent to prevent lenders from taking advantage of people who rely on these kinds of loans to meet basic needs...
Read moreNew ILO study emphasizes possible impact of global economic crisis on forced labour
May 14, 2009Brussels, 12 May 2009: The ITUC has welcomed a new ILO Global Report on forced labour worldwide, which will be submitted to the ILO’s annual International Labour Conference in Geneva in June.
Read moreTrade unions to G20: Half measures will not fix broken global economy
March 24, 2009Brussels, 23 March 2009 (ITUC OnLine): In a worldwide push for action by G20 governments to pull the global economy out of recession and chart a new course for job creation, financial regulation and global governance,...
Read moreWe must incriminate the basic rules of capitalism: An interview with Paul Boccara
March 22, 2009Communist economist Paul Boccara has just published a book about the transformations and the crisis of global capitalism, in which he deals with the financial crisis, among other topics. Paul Boccara puts forward proposals to initiate...
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