Podcast – USI – Union Solidarity International

Weekly update from USi: Privatisation in the UK, workers in China fight back, an update from Ruins [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/PrivatisationIsAnUnmitigatedDisaster/Privatisation%20is%20an%20unmitigated%20disaster.mp3] Download

Download podcast [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/GoldenDawnHovis/Golden%20Dawn%20Hovis.mp3] Download Since the murder of left-wing rapper Pavlos Fyssas, the Greek establishment has been promising a crack down on the Greek Nazi party, Golden Dawn. But the links between the establishment and the Nazis is clear: it’s long been established that about half of the Greek police force supports Golden Dawn, […]

Download podcast [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/UNBangladesh/UN%20Bangladesh.mp3] Download The UN has derecognised its unions. Sign the letter Ban Ki-Moon telling the UN to respect its workers, who operate in some of the most dangerous conditions in the world. Bangladeshi garment workers are protesting for a living wage. The minimum wage is $38 (£24) per month. Workers are demanding $100. […]

Download podcast [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/HistoryOfIndianTradeUnions/History%20of%20Indian%20trade%20unions.mp3] Download – By Artika Ashdhir The Indian Labour Movement Like many countries the concept of trade unions is understood at a very limited capacity. This is mainly because unions have been portrayed as elements of society that hinder economic growth, are corrupt and autocratic. When we talk about India the trade […]

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Download podcast [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/USUpdateTheLivingWage/US%20update%20-%20the%20living%20wage.mp3] Download We speak to Amy Speckhardt about the politics, economics and reality of the living wage debate in the US. For more information, see her accompanying article.

Download podcast [powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/AGoodDayToAvoindTheMainstreamMedia/A%20good%20day%20to%20avoind%20the%20mainstream%20media.mp3] Download Today is a good day to avoid the mainstream media. Here in the UK, we are being subject to another periodic episode of manufactured insanity. The papers, television and radio are filled with blanket coverage of one particular story. If you live outside the UK, you’ve probably see a fair […]

[powerpress url=http://archive.org/download/AmarDeolOnGendercide/Amar%20Deol%20on%20Gendercide.mp3] Download Gendercide/female infanticide is the process of killing new born girls, simply because they are not the desired sex for some cultures. Listen to this crucial subject with Amar Deol a 3rd year student at Glasgow Caledonian University.

[powerpress url= http://archive.org/download/ChatWithActressKaterinaMoutsatsosOnSocialMedia26Greece/Chat%20with%20actress%20Katerina%20Moutsatsos%20on%20social%20media%20%252526%20Greece.mp3] Download USi chats with Katerina Moutsatsos who highlights the importance of social media in Greece. We discuss the Greek diaspora, social media, the arts and the concentration of the media in Greece.

[powerpress url = http://archive.org/download/BangladeshAndTheRaceTheBottomUSiUpdate26April2013/Bangladesh%20and%20the%20race%20the%20bottom-%20USi%20update%2026%20April%202013.mp3] Download    We look on in horror as the death toll in the latest industrial accident in Bangladesh continues to rise. This is the country that has won the global race to the bottom: the lowest wages, and the worst conditions. The horrible death tool has reached more than 1,000 people – […]