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Topic: Informal Economy
Children pay for indecent prices (June 2007)
Hundreds of children work in the production of shoes and clothing exported from Albania. The prices imposed by international buyers go some way towards explaining this exploitation.
Rickshaw drivers are getting organised (July 2004)
Though rickshaws are one of the most popular forms of transport in Bangladesh their drivers are looked down on in society. They are trying to improve their rights by forming a union.
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Anything but the rule of law!
Despite the much-heralded media show trial of a few former Khmer Rouge leaders in 2008, Cambodia’s legal authorities are incompetent and collude with the government. Clear examples were the trial following the assassination of trade unionist Chea Vichea, which resulted in 20-year prison sentences for two innocent people, and other cases linked to murders and violent attacks on trade unionists.
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"Their main objective is to instil fear in people"
Trade union activities are being repressed with ever greater ferocity in Swaziland. Repeated arbitrary arrests, intimidation and beatings are used to silence activists. Barnes Dlamini, president of the SFTU (Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions) has been arrested several times over the year 2011. He gives us an overview of the situation.
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