Unions
Labor Around the World
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
Insights into how a major union functions in Australia, including
bargaining and political action. Represents workers at many kinds of employers,
including automaker Mitsubishi and auto partsmakers.
Cyber Picket Line
A British site that supports workers' union and job rights around the world
with cyber campaigns, such as one supporting Russian workers after they weren't
paid for months.
Free the Children
A site by and for children, created by a Canadian youngster and overseen by
Kailash Satyarthi, recipient of the 1995 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award.
Its goal is to help free children from exploitative child labour and abuse,
poverty, lack of education and prejudice. Has lots of info.
General Federation of Trade Unions
News & info on a British federation that includes their metalworking
union as well a wide range of jobs and industries like: ceramics, bakers,
musicians , writers, clothing and textiles workers, and the footwear and
apparel trades, to name a few. It's slow-loading and isn't kept up to date,
however.
Global March Against Child Labour
A beautiful site that's just a little too fancy for it's own good, if you
don't have a fast modem. Created to show the urgency of ending child labor.
Hadn't been updated for a while when we checked, but promises to be
reinvigorated by future events.
Human Rights Watch
This well-respected international group fighting mistreatment of workers
and other people worldwide now features
a special site
to fight discrimination against women in Mexico's maquiladora plants owned
by American and other multinational companies.
I.G. Metall
The Union that represents 160,000 Daimler-Benz workers in Germany, now
working for the new DaimlerChrysler company. Looks like a nice site, but if you
don't know how to read German, that's about as far as you can get.
ICEM international labor news & cyber-campaigns
Sponsored by the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and
General Worker's Unions, which represents some 20 million workers worldwide.
The site promotes global solidarity and cyber-campaigns over issues like
helping Russian workers get wages they're owed. It offers timely international
labor news, a labor gallery, union networks, and more.
ICEM North American Regional Office
The North American office of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions offers info in French and English on their actions and cyber-campaigns from a North American perspective.
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
A good source of news and information on unions and worker action
world-wide. For current news, go to the ICFTU ONLINE area and check out its
Bulletin Boards.
International Labor Organization
The group that has, since 1919, set international standards for "the
promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor
rights respecting the rights of workers," pressures governments to adopt
those standards, and challenges abuses like child labor.
International Labor Rights Fund
Find out about the struggle for labor rights around the world, and what you
can do. Includes the lowdown on child labor, how the International Monetary
Fund works and how its policies affect workers,and active campaigns for worker
rights.
International Metalworkers' Federation
History, news updates and a list of publications on workers and issues
around the world from the international federation the UAW belongs to.
LabourNET
This British site has dynamic, interesting information from the labor
movement in many countries, both official and unofficial. When we checked it
had up-to-date news from the labor movement in Korea, for example.
LabourStart
Billed as where trade unionists start their day on the net, has-up-to-date
union news from around the world and links to foreign labor sites.
LabourStart TV
This feature, launched Nov. 14, 2005 on the LabourStart web site, allows you to watch videos produced by and for trade union members around the world.
Metal Workers Union Volvo Gothenburg
The union of metalworkers at all Volvo companies in Gothenburg Sweden, with
10 000 members. A sister union to UAW Ford members, since Ford owns Volvo car
operations. Includes information in English.
National Labor Committee
This small group's campaigns against sweatshops and child labor worldwide
has forced major clothing labels like Liz Claiborne, Ralph Loren, and the Gap
to change their ways, and they've taken on the worldwide employment abuses of
the Disney empire.
National Union of Miners in South Africa
A union that played a tremendous role in democratizing South Africa, they
were one of the first unions on the Internet.
Poptel in Britain
A one-stop site that can link you to many progressive British groups,
including the major unions and the Labor Party.
Stolen Dreams
Photos show the reality of child labor, from a Harvard University Public
Health professor.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions
If anything will remind you that it's a small world on the Internet, this
will. Not a fancy site, but it was one of the first union sites on the web.
The IUF world wide federation
With their web site, the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel,
Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) sponsors
lively cyber-campaigns, such as the one against how the Dole Food Co. exploits
workers, and especially children, in the Philippines and around the world. Up
to date site with good explanations about what's happening, including a
letter-writing campaign. Be prepared to have your computer invaded with
"cookies" as you browse, however.
The Japan Institute of Labor
This "semi-governmental organization" under the Japanese Ministry
of Labor offers interesting statistics on workers in Japan plus articles and
other information.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
A beautiful site from the largest metalworkers union in South Africa --
where unions did a lot to bring the nation democracy -- with close to 232 000
members. NUMSA members assemble cars and make car parts, including tires, sell
and repair cars and car parts, make steel and similar products, and make goods
from steel, aluminum etc.
The New World Village
A portal to the internet left sponsored by Znet. Links you to Neighborhoods
of contributors' sites by theme, plus zillions of other site links, their
online conference center, forums, and online university, and more.