International
Vietnam celebrates Dien Bien Phu anniversary
May 12, 2009On May 7 Vietnam celebrated the 55th anniversary of its decisive victory over U.S.–backed French colonialist forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War. At Dien Bien Phu City in mountainous...
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Rebels push to take hold of Somali capital
May 12, 2009Original source: Hundreds fled Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday after at least 35 people were killed in some of the worst fighting in the city in weeks. The violence comes as Islamic insurgents step up their...
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17,000 banana workers go on strike in Colombia
May 12, 2009BOGOTA - Colombian banana farm workers in the country's key growing region went on strike May 8 over pay and benefits, threatening hundreds of thousands of boxes exported a day, union leaders and producers said. Around...
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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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