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Tue May 8, 2012, 09:02 AM May 2012

unions urge Development Bank to 'walk the talk' on labor rights

http://www.nationofchange.org/unions-urge-development-bank-walk-talk-labor-rights-1336455245

The exclusion of certified labor union delegates from the official opening ceremony of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) meeting here on May 4 revealed a wide gap between the Manila-based development bank’s promises and practices on labor rights.

Over 70 members of the Global Union Federations (GUFs) held a silent protest at the official opening ceremony of the annual meeting of ADB governors at the Philippine International Convention Centre (PICC), after being prevented by police from entering the complex even though they were all certified delegates.

The delegates were mostly members of unions affiliated with the GUF, such as the Public Services International (PSI), the Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), the Union Network International (UNI) and the International Transport Federation (ITF).

Of the record 5,033 participants in the Manila assembly, 452 delegates represented civil society organizations, including trade unions, also a record turnout according to ADB data.



*** i would note labor rights aren't declining just in america -- they are declining around the world.
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