The GLS Blog will begin posting links to key articles relevant to globalizing the labor movement. Posts will be bi-weekly and we will try to remain very selective about our choice for all of us who are already overburdened with reading.
China: Labor Shortage in China May Lead to Trade Shift, New York Times, 4/4/06.
Claims that shortages at hundreds of factories have led experts to conclude that the economy is undergoing a profound change, including US companies moving to lower-cost countries like Vietnam
Globalization: Taming Global Capitalism Anew, The Nation, 4/17/06.
This leading progressive US magazine invites leading progressive economic thinkers to offer their ideas on how the United States could reshape both capitalism and globalization in ways that build a new social contract serving the needs of working people everywhere.
Code of Conduct Debate: How Barbie is making business a little better, USA Today, 3/26/06
This article looks at companies' use of Code of Conducts to regulate labor relations overseas. According to Terry Collingsworth from the International Labor Rights Fund, "Most companies are getting a free pass with these codes of conduct."
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