Just Jobs Depend on a Strong Labor Movement
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![The international trade union movement today is markedly different from the bureaucratic cold war machinery of the past. The International Trade Union Confederation, or ITUC, now has its first female secretary general, Sharan Burrow, above, and it has mobilized heavily to include a better representation of workers. But the movement still faces several challenges. (Flickr/<a href=]()
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Just Jobs Depend on a Strong Labor Movement
Liv Torres discusses the challenges international labor is up against as it strives to create better working conditions worldwide.