GLW issue 412, published 2000-07-19.

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Work conditions not in the 'Olympic spirit'

Work conditions not in the 'Olympic spirit' BY ALANA KERR SYDNEY — Construction work at Olympics venues across the city has been disrupted by the discovery that 24 New Zealand workers were employed on inferior conditions to their Australian

Hospital dispute grows bitter

Hospital dispute grows bitter BY STAN THOMPSON BRISBANE — Despite early signs of a breakthrough, the hospital workers' pay dispute escalated last week, with stop-work meetings and 24-hour strikes in dozens of hospitals across the state. Labor

Making a living? Having a life?

Making a living? Having a life? BY JONATHAN SIGNER Did the living standards and quality of life of workers improve in the 1990s? The answer is dependent on two questions: what goods and services could they access from their disposable incomes and

UN report shows poverty grinds on

UN report shows poverty grinds on The benefits of increased global trade, investment, technology and economic growth are not flowing through to the world's poorest people, a new United Nations report released on June 29 has found. Worldwide, 1.2
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