Friday, March 29, 2024

Trade Unions, cooperatives & employment

Honduras: can Fyffes workers count on Castro?

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Food giant Fyffes has a long history of exploiting Honduran workers, especially in the production of melons. The country's newly elected president, Xiomara Castro, has promised to protect trade unionists and rural workers. Will she keep her promise?

Transnational Companies Driving Deadly Conflict in Guatemalan Indigenous Territory

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Hydro energy may represent a form of clean, renewable energy, but the expansion of hydro in Guatemala has driven social conflict between the government, multinationals and the indigenous populations.

Nicaragua’s youth movement for agro-ecology

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Young people and rural trade unions in Nicaragua are campaigning for a better, more sustainable agriculture industry.

Checkmate for Cunha?

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Eduardo Cunha, who just a few days ago seemed untouchable, despite being strongly linked wth corruption, has been removed from office by Brazil's Supreme Court. Many Brazilian celebrated the decision.

Brazil: letter for democracy

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Recalling the famous 1977 Letter for Democracy, the 2022 Carta pela Democracia has gathered more than a million signatures from lawyers, academics, trade unionists, black leaders, business leaders and trades unionists -- all warning against any attempt by Bolsonaro to stage a coup if he should lose the presidential election

Heading for impeachment

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Brazil's Chamber of Deputies will probably vote on whether President Dilma Rousseff is to be impeached on 14 or 15 April. Lula is frantically trying to cobble together a new alliance but time is running out.

Mexico: Is the “new” PRI worse than the “old” one?

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It will soon be two years since the PRI returned to power and people from different walks of life are already fed up with the lack of progress in the economy and education. LAB editor Javier Farje reports from Mexico City

London’s Latin Americans: Becoming Visible

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Latin Americans in London are campaigning for official recognition as an ethnic minority

Paraguay: a working example of communal land

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The Mbyju’i Communal Land Association: protector of the common good. by Andrew Nickson Origin: The association goes back to the old days when, lacking land of...

Brazil: The morning after the night before

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So, the Chamber of Deputies has voted to proceed with the impeachment of the President. What next?

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