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9-5-2008 17:15:02 GMT

This week's top stories

Costa Rica Migrant construction union leader arrested [BWI] 09-May-2008

Zimbabwe Violence hits teachers [EI] 09-May-2008

Zimbabwe Election controversy spills over into union repression [ITUC] 09-May-2008

Burma AFL-CIO: Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers [AFL-CIO] For more info  07-May-2008

Colombia/USA Colombia Workers Brutalized at May Day Protests [streaming radio link appended] [Building Bridges Radio] For more info  06-May-2008

Korea Another attack against MTU leadership! Call for solidarity [MTU/KCTU] 05-May-2008

Nigeria ExxonMobil Upstream Strike Settled, but Problems Persist in Downstream Sector [ICEM] For more info  05-May-2008

UK/USA American union-busters arrive in Britain [Sunday Times] 04-May-2008

Iran Workers defy ban to celebrate May Day; 10 arrested [Kargaran] For more info  02-May-2008

USA Dockworkers take May Day off, idling all West Coast ports [LA Times] 02-May-2008

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Today's news

Asia Asian Development Bank must fund public services before private profits [PSI] 09-May-2008

Australia Resource boom fuels employment as big miners continue to hire [The Age] 09-May-2008 16 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bahamas 'Contract signed' [Freeport News] 08-May-2008 5 more labour news stories from Bahamas today

Barbados 'Teachers worried about their safety ' [Nation Newspaper] 08-May-2008

Burma EI calls on the military junta to allow international aid to be delivered by relief agencies [EI] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Burma today

Canada Employment: More People Moving from Good Jobs to Bad Jobs [CLC/CTC] 09-May-2008 45 more labour news stories from Canada today

China/Global Are there real unions in China? A debate [Global Labor and the Global Economy blog] 09-May-2008

Colombia/Philippines Human rights call from UNI Management Committee [UNI] 09-May-2008

Finland At Some Finnish Greenhouses, Finnish is Rarely Heard [YLE news] 08-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Finland today

Global Maersk to join UN Global Compact [ITF Unions In Maersk] 09-May-2008 8 more labour news stories from Global today

Guyana 'GPSU calls for 25% interim salary hike' [Stabroek News] 08-May-2008

Haiti The IWW mission to Haiti [IWW] 08-May-2008

India Thousands of plantation workers take out rally in Gudalur in protest against the failure of the Manjushree plantations to pay wages to its workers for the past four months [Hindu] 08-May-2008 13 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Perawat akan gelar aksi damai di DPR [Bisnis Indonesia] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Indonesia today

Iran Over 3000 workers go on strike in Haft Tapeh! [IWSN] For more info  08-May-2008

Iraq 'Iraqi labour movement's May Day statement ' [workersliberty.org] 08-May-2008

Ireland Talks aim to avert mental health chaos [Irish Examiner] 09-May-2008 9 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Lebanon Clashes in General Strike in Lebanon [New York Times] 08-May-2008

Malaysia 'Unions can’t agree on longer maternity leave' [The Star Online] 09-May-2008

Mexico Grupo Mexico vows to close Cananea due to strike [IMF] 09-May-2008

Netherlands On a journey for solidarity [BWI] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Netherlands today

New Zealand Overworked? Over here! [FINSEC] 08-May-2008 13 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Pakistan Embers may flare up - May Day message from Pakistan [APTUF] 08-May-2008

Serbia National collective agreement signed [BWI] 09-May-2008

Sri Lanka Authorities try to stop media reporting on provincial elections in Sri Lanka [IFJ] 09-May-2008

Switzerland Construction victory! [BWI] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Switzerland today

Trinidad and Tobago 'Trinidad oil workers stay off the job for second day' [Caribbean Net News] 08-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today

Turkey Unions seek justice for May Day abuse [IMF] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Turkey today

UK Bus workers wildcat in Liverpool [libcom.org] 09-May-2008 16 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Florida: Teacher fired for "Wizadry" [TampaBay10] 08-May-2008 26 more labour news stories from USA today

Zimbabwe IFJ calls for re;ease of newspaper editor in Zimbabwe [IFJ] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today