Private health centres fall flat Rob Ray interviews a leading health watchdog on the rollout of Independent Sector Treatment Centres, which have faced strong criticism as…
Going east: Direct investments in Eastern Europe Article looking at the flow of investments from Germany (and elsewhere in Western Europe) to countries further east.
Foreign investments in the Czech Republic: Boom or fall? 2004 Article analysing foreign investment and business in the Czech Republic since 1989 and recent…
Migrant workers in the Czech Republic, 2005 An article about the situation of predominantly Slovakian and Ukrainian immigrant workers in the Czech Republic in 2005.
Migration, industry and struggles in Poland, 1956-2005 An analysis of Poland, its economy, its social and political history and how it has been shaped by workers' struggles past and present.
Strikes in Poland, early 2005 Information about various workers' struggles in and around Poland, including strikes by seamen, railworkers, car and telecoms workers in 2005.
Romania after the transition - restructuring and struggle, 2004 Article looking at capitalist restructuring and economic changes in Romania, and the growing…
Strike at Michelin in Zalau, Romania, 2005 Summary of an article about a strike for a 30% wage hike at Michelin in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentul Zilei, February 2005. The English is a…
Interview with an electronics worker in Romania, 2005 Summary of a chat with a young guy who works for Solectron electronics in Timisoara, Romania, Summer…
Wildcat Preface: Beverly Silver, ‘Forces of Labor’ Wildcat Germany explain why they translated Beverly Silver’s book ‘Forces of Labor’, which traces workers struggles since the 1860s.
Halemba mine tragedy: the high costs of greed and outsourcing No worker should not have gone into the mine that day. But Halemba sent in some unqualified contractors. Laure Akai reports.
