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Lionbridge: globalizing low wages

In December 2007, a trade-union called “Krajowa Federacja Pracownikow (KFP)” (Worker’s Federation) was formed in Lionbridge Poland, a subsidiary of Lionbridge Technologies, a US-based multinational with subsidiaries all over the world.

France: first suicide in new youth prison

A sixteen year old boy hung himself in his cell on Saturday.

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9 Songs, dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2005. Film review

Review of 9 Songs, the ‘dirtiest film ever shown in Britain’.

Poland: Three labour conflicts highlight the state's animosity towards Workers

Currently there are many labour conflicts in Poland, including various forms of strikes and protest. Almost 20 years after Poland's transition to a market economy, labour unrest is still strongest in the budget sector and in state-owned companies.

USA: Volvo workers strike for new contract

Over 2600 workers at the New River Valley plant in Virginia began strike action on Friday.

TV Times - 2 - 8 February 2008

This weeks highlight is the uncovering of the astonishing scam in Poland which saw undertakers and health care professionals conspire to murder for profit.

France: unprecedented national strike hits retail sector

According to unions up to 80% of workers in supermarkets across the country joined in the strike…

Bangladeshi garment worker murdered by bosses - and other developments

Last Wednesday (30th Jan) two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirapur, Dhaka, were attacked and beaten by management staff at the end of an evening shift.

Valuation office staff vote over strike action

2,200 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union working for the Valuation Office Agency began a ballot for strike action over below…

Volver, dir. Pedro Almodovar, Spain 2006 (English subtitles). Film review

Review of Almodovar’s latest cinematic delirium

V for Vendetta, dir. James McTeigue, 2006. Film review – Tom Jennings.

Tom Jennings reviews the latest botched adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novels.
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