April 1980
Issue No. 086
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The Most Basic Need
Wayne Ellwood reports on the global battle for well-paid work.
The World of Work
Facts and figures on the changing job picture.
Chipping Away Jobs
Mick Mclean on micro-electronics and the new automation technology.
Cheaper than machines
Diana Roose looks at the working lives of women in Southeast Asia's electronics industry.
Making Work
A picture summary of the employment problem.
Barefoot Businessmen
Peter Harrison investigates how the poor make ends meet and Peter Stalker talks to one squatter family in India.
Scrambling for a foothold
What trade unions offer. Joe Holland looks at the Philippines and Richard Kaziz at attempts to organize America's working poor.
Striking points
Myths about the right to strike.
'Bhaiya, awhee proper punish'
The struggle of Guyana's sugar workers. By Mike Jones.
Overworked and Underpaid
Glen Williams on the work of Indonesia's rural poor.
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
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