economy
Congress 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...
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New 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.
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Trade 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,...
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We 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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Unionists protest big bonuses to bad execs
March 21, 2009WASHINGTON (PAI) — Chanting and waving signs saying that it’s time to “take back our economy” for workers, unionists in Washington and dozens of other cities nationwide spent March 19 protesting big bonuses to lousy executives.
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