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International: Labour Directories Links & information last checked: 2001-07-12 Rather than attempt to carry an exhaustive (and almost impossible to maintain) list of organised labour web sites around the world, we recommend the use of a number of excellent labour directories around the world, which specialise in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive database of useful labour links.

  The Global Labour Directory of Directories - descriptions of and links to the top labour directories worldwide


  The Cyber Picket Line - easily the most comprehensive directory of labour internet resources, with over 1 700 links in its World Trade Union Directory, as well as pages of Trade Union Resources, news and even a C@rtoon of the Month
  Directory of Online Labour Conferences and Communities - using the new information and communications technologies to build online virtual communities of organised labour through mailing lists, web forums, live chat, usenet newsgroups, proprietary conferencing systems
  Federations and Unions on the Internet - an extensive list of unions and federations on the internet, with a special focus on teachers
  Guide to Labour Oriented Internet Resources - Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley
  Labour Left Briefing Links - a comprehensive directory, organised by categories
  LabourStart Web Forums - Join the conversation! LabourStart hosts web forums on dozens of topics with over 500 registered participants - including a COSATU web forum
  UnionNet Canadian Labour Organisations Directory and Resources
  URN: Union Resource Network - by the Communication Workers of America
  workindex - your link to workplace web sites, by the School of Industrial and Labour Relations at Cornell University

International: Labour Federations Links & information last checked: 2001-07-12 This section contains links to the web sites of a selection of international labour bodies and federations, with many of which COSATU and its affiliates have established a relationship, or to which they are affiliated.

  ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
  ICFTU - AFRO: The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions - African Regional Organisation (Africa)

  CTUC: Commonwealth Trade Union Council

  ACTU: Australian Council of Trade Unions - Australia
  AFL-CIO: American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organisations - USA
  CGIL: Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro - Italy
  CGT: Confédération Générale du Travail - France
  CLC: Canadian Labour Congress - Canada
  CTU: N Z Council of Trade Unions - New Zealand
  CUT: Central Unica dos Trabalhadores - Brazil
  DGB: Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund - Germany
  EI: Education International
  ETUC: European Trade Union Confederation - European Union
  FNV: Netherlands Trade Union Confederation - Netherlands
  FTF: Funktionaeres og Tjenstemaendenes Faellesrad - Denmark
  Global Unions: News, campaigns etc from the ICFTU, the International Trade Secretariats, ETUC and TUAC - Global
  ICEM: International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
  IFBWW: International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
  IFJ: International Federation of Journalists
  IFWEA: International Federation of Workers' Education Associations
  IMF: International Metalworkers' Federation
  ITF: International Transport Workers' Federation
  IUF: International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations
  KCTU: Korean Confederation of Trade Unions - South Korea
  LO: The Danish Confederation of Trade Unions - Denmark
  LO: Landsorganisationen I Sverige - Sweden
  LO: Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions - Norway
  PSI: Public Services International
  TCO: The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees - Sweden
  TUC: The Trades Union Congress - UK
  UNI: Union Network International - the skills and services international (Global)

International: Trade Unions Links & information last checked: 2000-06-29 This section contains links to the web sites of a small selection of individual trade unions from around the world, typically unions with which COSATU has some form of relationship.

  COURAGE: Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Phillipines)
  CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees (Canada)
  CWA: Communications Workers of America (USA)
  CWU: Communication Workers Union (UK)
  PCS: Public and Commercial Services Union (UK)
  PIPSC: The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (Canada)
  TEAMSTER.COM the site for the Rank and File (USA)
  TWU: Telecommunications Workers Union (Canada)
  UNISON - The Public Service Union (UK)

International: Labour & Other Useful Resources Links & information last checked: 2000-07-05 The following international labour-related web sites and web pages may provide a useful resource to South African trade unionists and labour activists.

  ACTSA Scotland - Action for Southern Africa: successor to the Scottish Anti-Apartheid Movement, working to develop solidarity between Scotland and the states of the Southern African Development Community. (UK)
  AFL-CIO's Equal Pay Website - It's Time for Working Women to Earn Equal Pay. (USA)
  Amnesty International - working to protect human rights worldwide.
  Cafe Progressive - a one stop interactive resource for the progressive Political and Educational Community.
  CCPA: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - an independent, non-profit research organisation, promoting research on economic and social policy issues from a progressive point of view (Canada)
  Cartoonwork - business and labour cartoons by Carol Simpson (USA)
  CEO: Corporate Europe Observatory - a non-profit organisation monitoring and reporting on the political activities of European corporations and their lobby group (Europe)
  Corporate Watch - committed to exposing corporate greed by documenting the social, political, economic and environmental impacts of the transnationals, and by supporting democratic control of corporations, human rights and environmental justice
  Disgruntled - an online magazine that combines news, feature, satire and commentary about the darker side of the world of work. (USA)
  Donald MacDonald's Pages - Labour News and Links (UK)
  EPI: The Economic Policy Institute - a non-profit, non-partisan think tank aiming to provide high-quality research and education, based on real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. (USA)
  Essential Information - founded by Ralph Nader, encourages citizens' engagement in their communities, and provides provocative information on important topics neglected by mass media and policy makers (USA)
  FOE: Friends of the Earth - the largest international environmental network in the world with affiliates in 63 countries, FOE is dedicated to preserving the health and diversity of the planet for future generations and to empowering citizens to have an influential voice in decisions affecting their environment.
  The Global Labour Summit
  Greenpeace - an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future
  Hard Miles Music - Folk Music and Labour Unions
  ICTUR: International Centre for Trade Union Rights - a campaigning non-profit organisation which aims to: defend and extend the rights of trade unions and trade unionists worldwide; collect information and increase awareness of trade union rights; provide information about trade union rights and their violations throughout the world.
  Industrial and Labor Relations Review - journal of the School of Industrial and Labour Relations, Cornell University (USA)
  ILO: International Labour Organisation - the UN agency for the promotion of social justice and internationally recognised human and labour rights (Global)
  Jubilee 2000 Coalition - a debt-free start for a billion people. Jubilee 2000 is an international movement calling for cancellation of the unpayable debt of the world's poorest countries by the year 2000 under a fair and transparent process (Global)
  LaborNet - supports human rights and economic justice for workers by providing labour news & information, comprehensive Internet services, training & web site design for union and labour organisations (USA)
  LaborNet's Labor Quotes Page - a compendium of quotes on labour subjects intended as a useful resource to those preparing literature, publications, speeches and everything that has anything to do with organising (USA)
  The Labour Channel - using "push" technology to broadcast labour news
  Labour Media '97 - Labor Movement and Media Conference: Workers, Information Technology and Solidarity (South Korea)
  LabourNet - Computer Communications and News for the Labour Movement (UK)
  Labour News Network - News stories by trade union activists from around the globe
  L A Labor News - a left labour web site of news and features of labor activities, anti-neoliberalism information and international solidarity (USA)
  LRD: Labour Research Department - an independent, trade union-based research organisation, providing a wealth of detailed information for supporting negotiations and campaigns (UK)
  LSI: Labour and Society International - working together with the international trade union movement on education, research, gender, global issues and building links, including with unions in developing countries. (UK)
  LabourStart - Where trade unionists start their day on the net (UK)
  LTC: Labour Telematics Centre - supports and encourages trade unions and labour movement organisations in gaining access to, and benefits from, computer-based electronic communications and information technology (UK)
  Labour Webmasters' Forum a home on the web for trade unionists who edit, design and write websites for the labour movement, a forum to discuss technical and non-technical issues involved in trade union website design and maintenance (UK)
  Labour Web Site of the Week - a weekly award to a labour web site of interest, value and excellence
  Labour's Online Bookstore - a large selection of books (some substantially discounted) on the labour movement, carefully chosen and often with brief reviews attached (UK)
  MAI: Licence to Loot: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment and How to Stop it - a handbook by Friends of the Earth
  MAI:The Multilateral Agreement on Investment - The Preamble Centre's page on Globalisation and the MAI
  May Day on the Web - created in 1998 to celebrate May Day, the International Working Class Holiday (USA)
  News Search Engines - search for the latest news stories on current events from hundreds of sources on the web.
  OneWorld - the supersite of a community of over 200 leading global justice organisations, focusing on social justice, human rights and sustainable development.
  Organised Labour in the 21st Century - an online conference run by the International Institute for Labour Studies, of the ILO, in cooperation with the ICFTU, begining in mid-September 1999.
  Politically-oriented Net Sites - links to sites of political interest around the world, divided into subject areas that are country or issue specific.
  PSIRU - Public Services International Research Unit: a resource for research into, and monitoring of, the activities of multinational companies involved in the privatisation of utilities worldwide. (UK)
  Social Justice E-Zine - an online and e-mail journal highlighting struggles of people everywhere who work for gender equality, democratic government, economic opportunity, intellectual freedom, environmental protection and human rights. (USA)
  Statewatch: monitoring the state and civil liberties in the European Union. The site contains news, publications and a database of 24 000 + entries covering: policing and Europol, security and intelligence agencies, the Schengen agreement, prisons, immigration and asylum, racism and fascism, Northern Ireland, civil liberties, the law and the European courts, the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers and third pillar issues in the European Union. (European Union)
  Staying Alive: Labour in the Global Information Economy
  TUAC: Trade Union Advisory Committee an international trade union organisation with consultative status, acting as an interface for labour unions with the OECD and its various committees
  Trade Union News ..... from Finland - a regular labour news service, sponsored by SAK (the largest central trade union in Finland) and compiled by journalist Juhani Artto (Finland)
  UN: United Nations
  UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS
  UnionFriendly - information and referral site for union members and their families, with current union news, links, boycott and strike information. (USA)
  Union Ring - a network of labour / union / worker related web sides around the world
  Union Songs - documenting the songs and poems that workers have made in the process of building unions
  Unions 21: Creating unions for the 21st century - aims to provide an open space for discussion about how trade unions can win and maintain public support for their priorities in a changing political and economic environment (UK)
  URCOT: Union Research Centre on Organisation and Technology - undertakes work place research which would assist union and management representatives involved in major projects involving organisational and technological change (Australia)
  VicNet's Labour and Trade Union Page the labour page of a community network site in Victoria (Australia)
  Workers' World News Service - an online news service by the Workers World Party
  Workplace Surveillance Project - articles, interviews and resources compiled by the Privacy Foundation on workplace surveillance from the perspectives of technology, law and business ethics
  World Economic Forum - publishes The Global Competitiveness Report, but describes itself as an "independent and impartial international organization committed to improving the state of the world... in the spirit of entrepreneurship".
  WHO: World Health Organisation
  WTO: World Trade Organisation

International: Solidarity Links & information last checked: 2000-07-05 COSATU is committed to the principle of international solidarity, and supports a number of labour and other progressive struggles around the world. This section provides links to a small selection of web sites in support of those struggles. An injury to one is an injury to all! A luta continua! Venceremos!

  Canada: Alberta Strike Solidarity Page Eugene Plawiuk's site contains information on strikes and other labour news about Alberta and from across Canada
  East Timor: Free Timor Campaign Coalition - sponsored inter alia by the Australian trade unions, this site provides support to the democratisation and reconstruction of East Timor
  East Timor: International Labour Solidarity with the People of East Timor
  East Timor: East Timor Relief Association - an East Timorese NGO, based in Australia, working for peace, self determination, democracy and equitable development in East Timor
  Global: Jubilee 2000 Coalition - a debt-free start for a billion people
  Indonesia: Amnesty International - Defend Labour Rights Action Focus on Indonesia
  Indonesia: CSVI: Co-ordination Group for Support of the People's Resistance in Indonesia
  Indonesia: PRD: People's Democratic Party of Indonesia
  Phillipines: BAYAN: New Patriotic Alliance - a national multi-sectoral alliance of people's organisations committed to the Filipino people's struggle for national freedom and democracy.
  Phillipines: Peoples' Campaign Against Imperialist Globalisation
  South Africa: TAC - Treatment Action Campaign fighting for affordable treatment for people with HIV.
  Swaziland: SFTU - The Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions
  WTO: PGA: Peoples' Global Action against "Free" Trade and the World Trade Organisation - a worldwide coordination of resistance fighting against the destruction of humanity and the planet by the global market, building up local alternatives and peoples' power.

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