Jobs with Justice Blog » collective bargaining http://www.jwjblog.org Building a movement for workers' rights & economic justice. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Activists in 15 Countries Launch Historic Global Collective Bargaining Campaign http://www.jwjblog.org/2009/10/activists-in-15-countries-launch-historic-global-collective-bargaining-campaign/ http://www.jwjblog.org/2009/10/activists-in-15-countries-launch-historic-global-collective-bargaining-campaign/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:37:02 +0000 Anannya Bhattacharjee http://www.jwjblog.org/?p=632 Delhi, India— On October 7th, the ITUC-declared World Day of Decent Work, Asian workers’ organizations and representatives along with allies in the US, UK and throughout Europe are coming together to demand a Minimum Living Wage called the Asia Floor Wage.

As the protestors at G-20 recently urged the global platform of governments to realize the fallacy of the neoliberal “free trade” model of development, labor activists in Asia, US, UK and Europe have joined hands to pro-actively propose a new model for growth.

The Asia Floor Wage (AFW) Campaign is based on the premise that we need a new framework for the growth of the global economy; one that is based on labor rights and prioritizes the demand for a living wage.

Garment worker Mirza takes a nap, while her eldest son gives lessons to his younger siblings. He is a school-drop out himself and an unemployed leather worker. Delhi, India, September 2009. cc Ankur Ahuja/CleanClothesCampaign

Garment worker Mirza takes a nap, while her eldest son gives lessons to his younger siblings. He is a school-drop out himself and an unemployed leather worker. Delhi, India, September 2009. cc Ankur Ahuja/CleanClothesCampaign

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