Society / Trade Unions

The factory collapse in 2013 caused an international outcry – but have labour conditions improved? Thulsi Narayanasamy reports from Bangladesh.

Workers’ struggles and successes from around the globe, from this month's New Internationalist magazine.

Labour rights in post-socialist countries such as Russia, China and Vietnam are being fought for from outside, not within, official trade unions. Tim Pringle reports.

Unions can play a vital role in the battle for climate justice, says Anabella Rosenberg, Policy Officer for Health and Environment at the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Here she talks about growing awareness in the global labour movement and the challenges ahead.

From the changing workplace to zero-hours contracts, precarious working and outsourcing: workers are open to extreme exploitation. Here are the facts.

Trade unions aren’t even on the radar of most of London’s poorly treated hospitality workers. But a union could help them find their voice, as Afrika explains.

Jo Lateu considers the state of the unions, and argues that a revival has already begun.

Though facing overwhelming struggles of their own, teachers at the NUT conference in Brighton have been showing a true spirit of internationalism, writes Jo Lateu.

David Ransom argues that the opposite is actually true.

Vanessa Baird reports on how Argentinean workers took over failing and bankrupt enterprises – and have kept them going.

South Korean villagers are campaigning to keep a military base off the pristine Jeju island, reports Chloe Simons.

A fresh wave of reports unveiling exploitation in the iPad empire are forcing Apple to clean up up its act, reports Mark Engler.

There are no palm trees in Wisconsin – but there’s a red-faced newsreader at Fox News.

An epic migration to the cities has been responsible for China’s turbocharged economic performance. But, as Richard Swift explains, the cost for many workers has been too great and they refuse to be quiet any longer.

A common vision has joined two major players in the labour and co-op movements. Erbin Crowell considers the implications.