Vol. 7 Issue 2 2000 Focus on Core Labour Codes

Main Features

Modest - but progressive reforms Gordon Anderson, Associate professor at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Australia baulks at further breach of ILO Convention - David Chin, Solicitor, Secretary-treasurer of the Australian National Committee of ICTUR.

Multinational accountability: workers quest for justice - Richard Meeran, Chair of the Solicitors Human Rights Groups, UK.

Report: Unions campaign for ILO Convention 182 - Simon Steyne, British TUC International Officer.

Opposing neoliberalism - Carolyn Jones, member of Editorial Board of IUR.

Profile: Some progress -many problem - Komal Chand, president of Guyana Agricultural & General Workers Union.

Debate: Seattle and after - IUF International Federation

Debate: A view from India - Rohini Hensman, member of the Union Research Group and the Trade Union Solidarity Committe, Bombay.

Debate: Malaysia -government ignores labour codes -G. Rajasekaran, Secretary general of the Malaysian Trade Union Congress.

Project: Monitoring Labour Standards - Jitendra Sharma, Secretary general IADL and Jeanne Mirer, deputy secretary general IADL

Report: Union Respond to Changes in the Global Economy - Philip Jennings, Secretary General of UNI.

Opinion: Unions Using the Internet - Eric Lee, Information and Communication Technology Co-ordinator for Labour and Society International.

Opinion: Globalise Solidarity! A Rank and File Approach - Tom Dunne, UE Local 1172 and Robin Alexander, UE Director of International Labor Affairs.

Interview: Labour rights reinforce development and democracy- Juan Somavia, Director General ILO, Geneva.

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Vol. 7 Issue 1 South Asia Focus

Main Features

Whither Trade Union Rights in India? M K Pandhe, General Secretary for Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU).

Militerisation holds back Social Rights Rubina Jamil, Chairperson of All Pakistan Trade Union Federation.

Free Market Undermines Worker's Rights A R Chowdury Repon International Secretary of Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress.

Stepping Towards the 21st Century Bishnu Rimal Secretary General of GEFONT, Nepal's main trade union federation.

A Bhopal Every Month Stirling Smith Consultant in Workers Education, Labour and Society International (LSI).

Report - Ethical Trade Success Dan Rees, Manager of the UK Ethical Trading Initiative addressed ICTUR's British Committee.

Interview - Death Squads Cannot Quell Unions Jesus Gonzalez, Human Rights Director of CUT, Colombia.

Trade Must Aid Development Willy Thys, General Secretary of the World Confederation of Labour.

Workers Tackling Globalisation David Bacon is a labour activist, freelance journalist and photographer.

Globalisation: are we asking the rights question? John J Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO, USA.

Report - Toxic Disaster in Paraguay IUF international federation.

Labour Standards in Uganda Mary Stacey, UK Solicitor and Employment Consultant at Thompsons.

Rights to Strike in UK and South African Law: A Comparison Roger Welch, Senior Lecturer in Law at University of Portsmouth.

Campaigning for an End to Child Labour, David Joyce, Development Officer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Del Monte's Contempt Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo, Italy

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Vol. 6 Issue 4 1999 Focus on Health and Safety

Main Features

An Injury to One - Rory ONeill, Co-Editor, Workers Health International (WHIN), and Health and Environment Officer of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

A Trade Union Perspective Laurent Vogel, of the Brussels-based European Trade Union Technical Bureau (TUTB).

One Step Forward and Two Steps Backward Andrew Watterson, Professor at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health at De Montfort University, Leicester.

The Environment and the Workplace Alan Dalton, Board member of the Environment Agency, Hazards Campaign activist and author of Safety, Health and Environmental Hazards at the Workplace.

Asbestos- The Fight for a World-wide Ban Mick Holder, Research Fellow, De Monfort University, Journalist and Safety Campaigner.

Rights Under Siege Tony Briscoe, Solicitor and member of ICTURs British Committee.

The Internationalism of Public Procurement Michael Hindley, former Member of the European Parliament and Consultant in Trade Issues.

Unions Lobby for Social Justice Annie Watson, Director of the Commonwealth TUC.

The Wisdom of Solomon Sarah Fitzpatrick, workers for the IFBWW South Pacific.

Trade Conditions and Labour Rights Hank Frundt, Researcher on Labour Issues and a State Council Delegate.

ICFTU Slams US Standards Daniel Blackburn, Administration and Research Director, ICTUR.

Colombian Concerns Steve Gibbons, Deputy Editor, IUR.

UK: Skychefs' Solidarity Conference Daniel Blackburn, Administration and Research Director, ICTUR.

Profile - Gwede Mantashe: Justice in Britain for South Africas Miners? interviewed by Tom Sibley, Editor, IUR.

Dita Sari: Fighting for Indonesias Workers - interviewed by Tom Sibley, Editor, IUR.

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Vol. 6 Issue 3 1999 Child Labour: Stop it Now!

Main Features

Child Labour Today- the Role of Multinationals Charles Woolfson, Director of the Graduate School Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow.

Bonded Labour in Pakistan Ehsan Ullah Khan, Founder of the BLLF (Bonded Labour Liberation Front Of Pakistan) and campaigner against bonded and child labour.

Child Labour- The Cutting Edge Paul Germanotta, a Consultant for Public Services International (PSI).

Stopping the Worst Forms of Child Labour Tom Sibley, Editor of IUR.

The Significance of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Tonia Novitz, Lecturer in International Human Rights and Labour Law, University of Bristol.

The European Unions Social Clause Federica Donati, PhD student, University of Bristol.

Thailand: Core Labour Rights Ignored Somsak Kosalsook, Secretary General of the State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation (SERC) in Thailand.

Reinstatement in Papua New Guinea David Chin, Solicitor and Secretary of the Australian Committee of ICTUR.

UK: Employer Opposition to Union Recognition Gregor Gall, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations, Department of Management and Organisation, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Second Wave of Anti-Union Legislation in Australia Anthony Forsyth, Legal Officer, Transport Workers Union of Australia, and Assistant Secretary, ICTUR Australian National Committee.

Violations can Kill Tom Sibley, Editor, IUR.

Trade and Workers Rights Catherine Matheson, Executive Director of War on Want.

Profile - Chris Gwatizdo, General Secretary of the CESA - Zimbabwe- Ready for Change.

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Vol. 6 Issue 2 1999 Focus on the Americas

Main Features

State Role In Violence Steve Gibbons, Deputy Editor of IUR.

Latin American Banana Workers on the Front Line Alastair Smith, Co-Ordinator of Banana Link in England.

Civilising the Multinationals Roy Jones, Senior Policy Advisor at the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC-OECD).

Independent Union Leaders Arrested David Bacon, freelance journalist and photographer.

Bahrain: Intimidation of Workers Leaders Bahrain Workers Union.

The IMF and Labour Rights Steve Gibbons, Deputy Editor if IUR.

Labour Rights in Japan after the Asian Crisis Yukio Iwata, Deputy Secretary General and Head of the International Bureau of the National Confederation of Trade Unions.

Australia: The Right to Employment Security Mordy Bromberg, Barrister and President of ICTURs Australian Committee.

Global Trade: Global Rights Giampiero Alhadeff, Secretary General of Solidar.

Sudan: Workers Struggling for Rights Dr Abdul Sinda, veteran trade union leader.

South Korea: Standing Firm- Going Strong KCTU.

Profile - Adams Oshiomhole, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress interviewed by Tom Sibley, Editor of IUR.

Interview - William B. Gould, Professor of Law at Stanford University - interviewed by Steve Gibbons.

Bill Brett, Chair of the Workers Group of the ILO and member of the British TUCs General Council - interviewed by Tom Sibley, Editor of IUR.

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Vol. 6 Issue 1 1999 Globaloney? Confronting Global Capital

Main Features

Globalisation and governments: a resistible force meets movable objects Jonathan Michie, Professor of management in the Department of Management, Birbeck College, London.

Cracking the code Richard Howitt, British Member of the European Parliament and a member of the socialist group of MEPs.

New Zealand- Crucible for Neo-Liberalism New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

The Employment Contract Act: International Context and its impact on New Zealand Workers Peter Harris, head of research of the NZCTU and widely acknowledged to be one of the country's leading economists.

The World Bank: Investors Flexible Friend? Nick Hildyard, from Cornerhouse, a UK-based solidarity and research group & Alex Wilks, from The Bretton Woods Project on World Bank and IMF issues.

Freedom of Association, Democratic Development Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law at Kings College, London.

Zimbabwe Government Flouts Constitution Christopher Nharo Gwatidzo, Assistant Executive Secretary of the Civil Service Employees Association.

Nigeria: Tough Challenges Ahead for Unions John Odah, working in trade union education in Nigeria.

Canada: The Prevention of Unionism Act Roy Adams, Professor of Industrial Relations at the McMaster University School of Business, Canada.

Iran: Workers Fight for their Jobs Jamshid Ettehadieh, from the Liaison Commission of Trade Unions of Iran (LCTUI).

United States: Unions Leave Apparel Industry Partnership Steve Gibbons, Deputy Editor of IUR

Profile

Pratap Chand, General Secretary of the Fiji TUC interviewed by Tom Sibley, Editor of IUR.

Interview

Clare Short, Britains Secretary of State for International Development answers IURs questions.

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