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Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu

Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi district, works on a flat tire of a motorbike in a cycle workshop in the city. He started to work in the workshop...

by Nabin Baral in Nepal on 02/02/2012

Business

Canadian Auto Workers Union members in ElectroMotive Diesel Blockade

Members of the Canadian Auto Workers Union kept a watch over an assembled but yet to be painted locomotive manufactured at ElectroMotive after...

by Mark Spowart in Canada on 30/01/2012

Politics

Union: Carvalho da Silva leaves CGTP - Portugal

File Photos: A Union Congress marks the farewell of Carvalho da Silva from the post of Secretary-General of CGTP after his 35 years of dedication to...

by Pedro Benavente in Portugal on 28/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

02/02/2012 - Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu - Nepal - Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi...
30/01/2012 - Canadian Auto Workers Union members in ElectroMotive Diesel Blockade - Canada - Members of the Canadian Auto Workers...
28/01/2012 - Union: Carvalho da Silva leaves CGTP - Portugal - Portugal - File Photos: A Union Congress marks the...
12/01/2012 - Alex Salmond takes on independence critics in Scottish Parliament - United Kingdom - Scotland's First Minister Alex...
30/12/2011 - Laborers make bricks at their workplace in Hyderabad - Pakistan - Brick kiln working in Hyderabad,...
14/12/2011 - Labour leader Ed Miliband talks at Reading the Riots Conference - United Kingdom - Labour leader, Ed Miliband talks at the...
08/12/2011 - Temple Bar's Meeting House Square to reopen with new canopy - Dublin - Ireland - Following the installation of four new...
06/12/2011 - Alliance Against Austerity protests Irish Budget - Dublin - Ireland - An alliance of protest groups and...
23/11/2011 - Occupy Toronto protesters evicted from St. James Park - Canada - The Occupy Toronto movement campsite...
21/11/2011 - A tense day and night as Occupy Toronto waits to be evicted - Canada - At 9:30am, Justice David Brown lifted...

Latest News

Nationwide strike in Israel leaves store fronts closed - Jerusalem
During Israel's main labour union declared a strike, airports, ports, banks and the stock market have shut down. Israel. 8th February 2012
Massive protests against Government cuts - Madrid.
Thousands of people demonstrated in a march from the Neptune Square to Puerta del Sol in defense of public services and against cuts in welfare and labour being carried out by the curre...
In pictures: The orphans of Haiti - Port au Prince
As the world observes Global Orphan Week attention is being drawn to Haiti, whose population of 9 million has a staggering 370,000 orphans, even before the 2010 earthquake and recent hu...
RAJUK start demolishing shanties along Gulshan Lake
State-run housing authority RAJUK start dismantling the structures built illegally along the lake in Dhaka’s posh Gulshan area, in line with the High Court’s order to demarcate the lake...
Child labour in a cycle workshop - Kathmandu
Navesh Shah, 11, from the Sarlahi district, works on a flat tire of a motorbike in a cycle workshop in the city. He started to work in the workshop three months ago when he left his sch...
Canadian Auto Workers Union members in ElectroMotive Diesel Blockade
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers Union kept a watch over an assembled but yet to be painted locomotive manufactured at ElectroMotive after workers were locked out from the company a...
Istanbul is left paralyzed by blizzard
Cold weather and snow swept across Turkey. Snow continued to fall unabated throughout Istanbul on Monday, draping the bustling city in a blanket of white. 30th January 2012
Union: Carvalho da Silva leaves CGTP - Portugal
File Photos: A Union Congress marks the farewell of Carvalho da Silva from the post of Secretary-General of CGTP after his 35 years of dedication to the country's largest trade uni...
Rural hedge laying craft revived by National Trust - UK
The National Trust charity supports a campaign to reverse the decline of fields separated by hedges by teaching the ancient skill of hedge laying. Shere, United Kingdom. 20th January 20...
USB trade unions strike against Mario Monti's growth plan
The USB (Unione Sindacale di Base) and other independent and autonomous trade unions called a day-long nationwide general strike against the government’s new austerity plans. Rome, Ital...
Employees of WAPDA protest against privatisation
Activists of Pakistan WAPDA hydro-electric central labour union shout slogans during a protest demonstration against privatisation of the company, outside the HESCO Office, Hyderabad, P...
Government chalks out total literacy plan - Bangladesh
Uneducated children sell roses and books on the street as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government has undertaken necessary plans to free the country of illiteracy by 2014. Dhak...
Children of Pakistan providing support for their families
Poor children between 10 and 13 years provide support for their families by working in Pakistan due to poverty. Peshawar. 10th January 2012
Labourers stand around a fire to keep themselves warm
Labourers stand around a fire to keep themselves warm due to chilly weather in the city. Hyderabad, Pakistan. 20th January 2012
Sudanese children carry on with their daily lives - Nairobi
South Sudanese children carry their young brothers and sisters in their while adults watch. South Sudan. 19th May 2011
Labour Unions strike in Athens due to austerity measures
The private sector is on strike in the city of Athens to protest against austerity measures. Some of the protesters claim they have not been paid by their employers either. Greece. 17th...
Street labourers of Karachi
Different street labourers carry different goods on their hand-carts to earn their livelihood and support their families. Karachi, Pakistan. 16th January 2012
Calderon closing XVI Annual Latin American CEO Conference Santander
Calderon Hinojosa arrived to Cancun for the closure of the XVI Latin American Annual Conference of the Santander Group's CEO, involving more than 200 investors from Mexico, Brazil,...
Alex Salmond takes on independence critics in Scottish Parliament
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond outlines plans for a referendum on independence, and rebuts Opposition criticism during a lively debate in the Scottish Parliament. Edinbur...
Welfare rights vigil and lobby as Lords debates Welfare Bill - London
Welfare rights campaigners held a vigil and lobby outside Parliament as the House of Lords gave the Welfare Reform Bill its final reading before becoming law next month. London, UK. 11t...