Labor

Today, China is probably more integrated into the international community than at any point in its history, and the competitive economic landscape is changing rapidly. For multinational companies that take social and environmental responsibilities seriously, unprecedented opportunities abound for them to turn the corporate social responsibility (CSR) fad into a real opportunity for social change. Read More

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Every spring, activists and investors attend annual general meetings to protest and meet face-to-face with CEOs and corporate boards. The goal is to place their agendas -- on everything from the environment to labor practices -- front and center. Read More

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, may be violating international and Canadian laws by using covert strategies to undermine a unionising drive at its Canadian stores, say labour experts and union activists. Read More

Malaysia's workers will mark International Labor Day on May 1 with a strong protest against globalisation, which they feel is gradually eroding away their rights and making poor Malaysians poorer. Read More

Today's meat packing industry relies increasingly on high-speed, treacherous disassembly lines. Perhaps that's why Tyson Foods, Inc. -- a giant in a flourishing industry -- is working to take apart a union that prioritizes safety over speed. Read More

In 1990, McDonald's Corporation sued two members of London Greenpeacefor "libeling" the company. Why? They were handing out "What's WrongWith McDonald's? Everything They Don't Want You to Know" leaflets. Theleaflet exposed the corporation's disreputable business practices,including the exploitation of our children through advertising, itsanti-union agenda, and its promotion of an unhealthy diet.McDonald's Corporation hired expensive, high-powered lawyers to quashthe McLibel 2 in court. David Read More

An international labor union that has launched organizing drives at Wal-Mart is now taking aim at Target Corp. Read More

Employment in El Salvador's garment industry declined in 2004 for the first time in a decade. Thousands more jobs will be lost this year, threatening to drive up El Salvador's largest export to the United States: its people. Read More

The relentless shifting of employment to countries like India and China that has occurred in manufacturing, back-office work and computer programming is now spreading to a crown jewel of corporate America: the medical and drug industries. Read More