Just Jobs

What Are Just Jobs? VideoMar 31, 2011

What Are Just Jobs?

Sabina Dewan explains why it's important to have just jobs worldwide.

Mar 31, 2011

Sabina Dewan

Using Trade to Create Good Jobs at Home and Abroad ArticleMar 8, 2011

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, left, looks on as President Barack Obama talks about the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Using Trade to Create Good Jobs at Home and Abroad

CAP hosts U.S.T.R. Ambassador Ron Kirk for a discussion on how trade policy can generate opportunities for workers around the globe.

Mar 8, 2011

Just Jobs to Prevent a Region of Bouazizis ArticleMar 7, 2011

Just Jobs to Prevent a Region of Bouazizis

Many young workers in the Middle East lack opportunities for good, well-paying jobs and must rely on informal jobs to make ends meet, writes Laura Mitchell.

Mar 7, 2011

Laura Mitchell

Just Jobs Depend on a Strong Labor Movement ArticleMar 2, 2011

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=

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.

Mar 2, 2011

Liv Torres

Is Job Creation in Haiti an Obstacle to Reconstruction? ArticleFeb 22, 2011

A man pulls a cart with merchandise past quake-damaged buildings in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 6, 2011. (AP/Ramon Espinosa)

Is Job Creation in Haiti an Obstacle to Reconstruction?

Current job-creation efforts in Haiti after the earthquake are halting the reconstruction process and need to be re-examined, write Henriette Lunde and Amsale Temesgen.

Feb 22, 2011

Henriette Lunde, Amsale Temesgen

Guiding Principles for Just Jobs ArticleFeb 18, 2011

Six years in the making, the new U.N. Framework and Guiding Principles report by U.N. Special Representative John Ruggie, pictured above, aims to tackle the problem of corporate-related human rights abuse. (Flickr/<a href=

Guiding Principles for Just Jobs

Ben Moxham from the Trades Union Congress in the United Kingdom applauds the U.N. effort to hold businesses accountable worldwide for their labor practices, but suggests further steps.

Feb 18, 2011

Ben Moxham

Bringing Coherence to the Promotion of Just Jobs ReportDec 8, 2010