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Argentina

Bank employees strike today 2010-07-02 [Momento 24]
After unions deliver big pay rises to members income tax floor set to rise 2010-06-27 [Buenos Aires Herald]
President Kirchner: Argentina and the crisis, the need to make decent work a priority 2010-06-26 [ITUC]


Bolivia

Teachers End Strike After Reaching Pact with Government 2010-05-25 [The Latin American Herald Tribune]
Morales Faces First Workers Protests 2010-05-12 [Inter-Press Service]
Indefinite general strike 2010-05-10 [BBC]


Brazil

Rio considers bullet-proofing favela schools 2010-07-26 [Education International]
CUT, AFL-CIO Working Together to Address Global Jobs Crisis 2010-07-23 [AFL-CIO]
ICEM Regional Committee, CAL Workshop Meet in Recife 2010-07-12 [ICEM]


Chile

Unions to protest ¨unjust¨ minimum raise increase approved by Congress 2010-07-04 [The Pulse]
Collahuasi mine lifts force majeure 2010-05-20 [Reuters]
Collahuasi Mine Strike Continues, But Output Normalizes 2010-05-19 [Santiago Times]


Colombia

Mission to Colombia calls for justice 2010-07-28 [International Metalworkers Federation]
Coal workers reach deal at La Jagua mine 2010-07-27 [Reuters]
Coal workers reach two-year agreement after strike at Prodeco's La Jagua mine 2010-07-27 [Mineweb]


Ecuador

Sex Workers Target HIV-AIDS Prevention 2009-04-10 [Women's e-News]
Public sector trade unions make a stand 2008-12-05 [PSI]
General strike plans fizzle out under security pressure 2008-04-07 [AFP]


Guiana


Guyana

ERC has a responsibility to hear the bauxite union’s case 2010-07-21 [Stabroek News]
Kwakwani trail accident exposes occupational safety hazards bauxite workers face 2010-07-10 [GB&GWU]
Fired bauxite workers calling for retrenchment packages 2010-06-28 [The Stabroek News]


Paraguay

Peasant union supports Acepar workers strike 2010-07-25 [Steel Guru]
Health insurance for all domestics 2009-09-18 [IPS]
Graphical workers in Brazil & Paraguay mobilize to support US workers 2009-07-07 [UNI]


Peru

Workers at Buenaventura mine scrap strike 2010-07-25 [Reuters]
Buenaventura silver mine workers suspend strike plans 2010-07-25 [Mineweb]
Construction workers march to demand wages and safety regulations 2010-07-22 [BWI]


Suriname

No normalcy in Suriname hospital sector, although two unions suspend strike action 2010-03-06 [Caribbean Ne News]
Strike action at largest hospital in Suriname 2010-02-20 [Caribbean News Network]
'Strange unity at WASA' 2009-07-30 [Trinidad Express]


Uruguay

Women Still at a Disadvantage 2010-06-12 [Inter-Press Service]
Improving Conditions for Waste Pickers 2010-03-30 [Inter-Press Service]
Forestry Industry Boom Brings Jobs and Challenges 2010-01-07 [Inter-Press Service]


Venezuela

The Labour Movement and Socialist Struggle in Venezuela: An Interview with Pedro Eusse 2010-07-27 [Venezuelanalysis]
National Workers Union Calls for Greater Worker Control 2010-07-25 [Venezuelanalysis]
Venezuelan union clashes are on the rise as Chavez fosters new unions at odds with older ones 2010-07-17 [Washington Post]
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