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  • 3 Apr 2010
    Tribalism, commitment and political vision

    A lifelong attachment to the Labour movement and its values of equity and justice makes questioning loyalty to the party formed in its name difficult, says Jill Segger. But it is possible to hold on to your principles and find political vision beyond tribalism.

  • 8 Mar 2010
    Christians protest at attacks on Zimbabwe trade unionists

    The World Student Christian Federation and its Zimbabwe Advocacy Office has expressed shock at recent attacks on trade union leaders by police and security forces in Zimbabwe.

  • 22 Jun 2008
    Romanian Orthodox Church faces trade union challenge

    The Romanian Orthodox Church has condemned the formation of a trade union among its clergy, and has said that priests should follow church procedures in making demands and airing grievances. But the workers involved disagree.

  • 10 Feb 2008
    Abuse of Mexican electronics workers challenged in new report

    Electronics workers in Mexico are regularly subjected to denial of labour rights and dignity by companies - practices which needed to be challenged and changed, says a new report from the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development.

  • 2 Nov 2007
    US Christian-Muslim labour delegation coming to London for workers' rights

    An imam, a Christian minister, and a striking janitor from Indiana are coming to London to speak at a trade union gathering, to stress the importance of workers' rights in Islamic social thought, and to take on a company they say is violating them.