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Stop Firestone Coalition

By Tim Newman

In response to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company’s abuses in Liberia, an international coalition of human rights, labor rights, environmental and African solidarity organizations have formed the Stop Firestone Coalition. The coalition is composed of both US and Liberian-based organizations that are in constant contact with each other to develop strategies to hold Firestone accountable.

Wal-mart leads charge in race to grab a slice of China

Guardian

US giant launches big push in competition for burgeoning £140bn retail market Jonathan Watts in Beijing

The last things the turtles see in the Wal-Mart megastore in northern Beijing are bright fluorescent lights, masked shop assistants and, if they crane their necks over the edge of their plastic container, a chalk board offering them for sale at the bargain price of 39.8 yuan (£2.86) each.

Massive Layoffs Signal Global Depression: Review of Labor Situation in the Philippines

Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc.

The current deep recession that is expected to lead into a severe depression has began to kick into high gear in the Philippines in the first few weeks of the new year, portending worse things to come for the country's 36-million strong labor force. Despite the government's claims at "safeguarding" the workers "amidst the global storm", the people and the ordinary workers will evidently be made to bear the heaviest blows of the crisis.

From bad to worse

Ikea under fire over Turkish supplier

The Local (Sweden)

Swedish furniture giant Ikea and US retailer Wal-Mart was among several international companies criticized by a Norwegian group for what it deemed "unacceptable" working conditions at a Turkish supplier.

Home textile product supplier Menderes Tekstil had threatened and fired employees who showed interest in joining a union, said Framtiden i Våre Hender (The Future in Our Hands), which focuses on ethical and climate issues.

让劳动合同双方的权利和义务更加明确 -西北政法大学教授谢德成谈 《中华人民共和国劳动合同法实施条例》

陕西日报

9月18日,《中华人民共和国劳动合同法实施条例》正式公布施行

。和现行的引起广泛关注的《劳动合同法》相比,该实施条例有哪些

特点,如何正确理解和解读?9月19日,记者专程走访了西北政法大学

教授、劳动法与社会保障法研究中心主任、我省劳动法律知名专家谢

德成。

“《劳动合同法》颁布后,许多条款只是在法律上做了一般性、

甚至是非常抽象的规定,因此,对于某些规定的认识分歧很大,有必

要出台一个实施细则。”一见面,谢德成就开门见山地说。

谢德成表示,《条例》是对《劳动合同法》的扩充、细化。主要

体现在十个方面。

一是对用人单位的主体范围进一步做了扩充。相比于《劳动合同

法》规定的企业、个体经济组织、民办非企业单位、国家机关、事业

单位、社会团体外,又增加了会计师事务所、律师事务所等合伙组织

和基金会。

二是明确了依法取得营业执照或者登记证书的用人单位分支机构

可以和劳动者签订劳动合同。

三是对劳动者不签劳动合同做了规定。《条例》第五条规定,自

用工之日起一个月内,经用人单位书面通知后,劳动者不与用人单位

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