International
Union gains as Hyundai India strike ends
May 12, 2009Reposted from www.imfmetal.org INDIA: Indian autoworkers at Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) and members of the Hyundai Motor India Employees' Union (HMIEU) ended their work stoppage and hunger strike after management agreed to a number of...
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Iran rights group urges world pressure to free labor, women detainees
May 12, 2009Human rights and trade union organizations across the globe are combining to call for the release from prison of participants in the May Day rally in Iran’s capital, Tehran, this month. The May Day rally, which...
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AH1N1 Swine Flu incidence reaches over 4000
May 12, 2009GENEVA, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization has confirmed so far 4,694 cases of people infected by the A (H1N1) virus in 30 nations. The health organization also reported 53 deaths, 48 of them...
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When will the anti-Cuban blockade end?
May 12, 2009President Obama last month removed Bush prohibitions on Cuban American visits to Cuba, also on money sent to families there. He promised dialogue. The State Department, however, once more designated Cuba as a terrorist nation. It...
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Probe into Afghan white phosphorus use
May 11, 2009Original source: Afgan human rights monitors said on Sunday they are investigating the possible use of white phosphorus in a US air raid that killed 147 civilians. Doctors are concerned over what they are calling 'unusual'...
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