2006 protest in Jakarta (Nike had to shut down offices for a few days)
Tracks
Obviously Sixties - Clothing union women visit their Repug Congressperson. You can see in mirror a young asst. or intern… what’s he thinking then about the glamour of politics?
STRIKE VICTORY These young Indonesians are shown celebrating after a tense standoff with the bosses.
pls see fake-out @ 0:22 — Ollie & Sean
OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR NIKE PUBLIC RELATIONS?
“Funded by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ SportsUnited Office at the U.S. Department of State, the exchange is part of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Women’s World Cup Initiative, launched on June 6, which seeks to empower women and girls through sports.”
+++++++++++++++++ pls see link below
What’s the goal? Empower girls through soccer
Jun 25 | By Lindsey Emery http://espn.go.com/espnw/features-profiles/6701146/women-world-cup-goal-empower-girls-soccer“Valuing Domestic Work,” is a snapshot of domestic worker organizing in the U.S.
I wrote: “No mention of the new union for care workers. That’s curious…”»> http://www.domesticworkers.org/who-we-are »> here it is, from an earlier report by Ms. Williams @ IPS website — pls see: A look at the history and future of household work in the United States from a gender justice and worker rights perspective.
The latest in the New Feminist Solutions series published by the Barnard Center for Research on Women, “Valuing Domestic Work,” is a snapshot of domestic worker organizing in the United States. IPS staffer Tiffany Williams co-wrote the report (on behalf of the National Domestic Workers Alliance) with Dr. Premilla Nadasen, author of Welfare Warriors: The Welfare Rights Movement in the United States (Routledge 2005).
No mention of the new union for care workers. That’s curious…
These cheated workers are finally rising up - pls see The new caregiving movement - http://t.co/bkuAk2x - mtg in D.C. 7/12 - thanks to IPS
Don’t be greedy…there are no “illegal” workers, uh… “sustainability” is often a cover-up for worker exploitation. That’s about it, today.
