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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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Lawmakers try to block new abuse photos
May 12, 2009NEW YORK, May 11 (IPS) - Civil libertarians are condemning a call by two influential U.S. senators for the White House to block the impending release of photographs showing detainees being abused by U.S. military personnel...
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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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