The Guatemalan authorities have been asked to carry out a thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of a trade unionist in the north-east.

Bulgarian Orthodox priests have decided to to join a trade union because they have not received statutory entitlements and have not been paid on time.

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.

A church-backed group of farmworkers and supporters have joined a 30 November 2007 nine-mile march through Miami to the headquarters of Burger King to demand higher wages and better conditions in Florida's tomato fields.