Akito Yoshikane
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Still Crazy After All These Years: UN Condemns Cuba Embargo, Again
By Akito Yoshikane Few issues warrant discussion at the United Nations for 18 consecutive years. But that's what… more
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Temp Workers Squeezed Most in Tightening Job Market
By Akito Yoshikane Of all workers hurt by the ongoing global financial crisis, temporary workers are the most… more
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Imported Chinese Laborers’ Work Conditions Shock Caribbean Nation
By Akito Yoshikane A group of Chinese laborers who protested unsettled payments and abject housing in the Republic… more
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Change of Heart at WTO? Globalization Doesn’t Help Poor Workers, Report Says
By Akito Yoshikane Global trade has surged in the developing world, but that hasn't helped workers find jobs,… more
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‘CARE Act’ Would Close U.S. Child Labor Loophole, Get Kids to School
By Akito Yoshikane While most students in the United States return to school this fall, hundreds of thousands… more
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NBA to Use Replacement Refs During Labor Lockout
The National Basketball Association will start pre-season games this Thursday, but the usual referees won't be calling the… more
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As Climate Talks Continue, Labor Looks for Seat at Table
With hundreds of heads of state at the United Nations summit on climate change in New York this… more
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Malawi Child Laborers Suffer Nicotine Poisoning
Children as young as five in Malawi’s tobacco industry are exposed to nicotine levels equal to smoking 50… more
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International Union Slams Iran for Labor Violations
Iran has dominated plenty of news cycles this year for its nuclear ambitions, contested presidential elections and detention… more
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Japan Election Signals Workers’ Anger, Insecurity
The saying goes that whenever the United States catches a cold, Japan sneezes. For the last half century,… more
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NYC Campaign Controversy Overshadows Realities of Garment Industry
New York City Councilman John Lui—three weeks away from the city controller election he hopes to win—… more
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Could Stimulus Packages Improve Gender Equality?
In response to the financial crisis, governments around the world have spent “stimulus” money to promote job growth… more
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Former UN Diplomat Denied Immunity in Labor Lawsuit
A federal judge in Manhattan denied diplomatic immunity for a former UN ambassador in a civil suit filed… more
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Around the World, Forced Labor Persists
Forced labor—slavery, debt bondage and human trafficking—is not a thing of the past. Last week I wrote about… more
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UN Tackles Forced Labor in Myanmar
The United Nations and Myanmar haven’t agreed on most issues. The military junta’s blocking of international relief in… more
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Global Recession Hitting Women Harder Than Men
The financial crisis has been trying for working women and men alike. But with gender disparities in unemployment… more
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Around the Country, Unions Battle City Governments
With the concessions deadline having passed for officials of Chicago’s Teamsters Union and the American Federation of State,… more
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Amid Global Financial Turmoil, Cooperatives Show Resilience
The United Nations observed the 14th annual International Day of Cooperatives on July 4, just a few days… more
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Reach Out and Rob Someone
After federal investigations into the $4 billion prepaid phone card industry found deceptive practices, state officials and Capitol Hill are finally cracking down on companies