| women and employment |
Common Efforts in Favour of Women with Unfair Wages
The LO General Council decided at its meeting on October 27 on a new strategy to raise the wages of women who are unfairly paid. |
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| working conditions |
Working Conditions in Europe – What Workers Say
European workers are satisfied with their working conditions, mainly on account of improved job security, a positive working atmosphere and good opportunities to learn and develop, the first findings of the fourth European Working Conditions Survey indicate. |
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| work and family |
Research Highlights Low Level of EU Mobility
Europeans generally view geographical mobility as having a negative impact on families. While people believe that changing their place of residence would be good for European society at large, they do not feel that this would be a desirable action at an individual level. |
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| youth |
Gen Y Free for Anything Except Belonging
A recent survey in Australia, titled The Spirit of Generation Y, has highlighted some worrying trends for churches concerning the faith of young people. |
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| Policy |
How the Swedish Model is Working
The Swedish social democrats lost the recent election. A timely reminder from the LO of what the “Swedish Model” is, how it has changed to deal with the massive economic changes brought about by “globalization” and the rise of a more integrated Europe. |
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| Policy |
Compass Points: Towards a Socialist Alternative
Throughout most of the twentieth century, socialism constituted the central ideological matrix for thinking about alternatives to capitalism and giving direction to anti-capitalist struggles, even where the establishment of a socialist order was not an immediate political goal. |
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| union rights - international |
Workers Without Bosses at a Turning Point
In the years leading up to Argentina's 2001 financial crisis, thousands of factories closed and millions of jobs were lost. |
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| union rights - international |
Repression of Salvadoran Trade Unionists An interview with Daniel Morales
Young people in El Salvador protested last July 5 against a wave of price increases of electricity, public transportation, and gas. The protest ended in blood. |
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