en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/world/labor/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/world/sarkozys_union_fight_halts_franc/ Traffic gridlock gripped the French capital Wednesday as President Nicolas Sarkozy's promised labor reforms went head to head with transport and utility unions who have launched an open-ended nationwide strike. One in 15 subway trains and about 15 percent news world 2007-11-14 08:13:59 http://www.newsique.com/world/sarkozys_union_fight_halts_franc/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/14/france.strikes/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/sarkozys_union_fight_halts_franc/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/howard_condemns_fake_leaflets/ Australia's prime minister has condemned members of his own party for distributing leaflets implying the Labor opposition supports terrorism. John Howard, who trails Labor's Kevin Rudd in opinion polls ahead of a Saturday's general election, said the L news world 2007-11-22 08:17:41 http://www.newsique.com/world/howard_condemns_fake_leaflets/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7106164.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/howard_condemns_fake_leaflets/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/group_finds_china_toy_factory_co/ A U.S.-based workers' rights group said it found "brutal conditions" and labor violations at eight Chinese plants that make toys for big multinationals, and called on the companies to take steps for better standards. China Labor Watch said in a report news world 2007-08-21 12:24:49 http://www.newsique.com/world/group_finds_china_toy_factory_co/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/china_safety_toys_dc;_ylt=AhUA3Hkz5wjWVNtRn13coRGs0NUE http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [4] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/group_finds_china_toy_factory_co/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/australian_row_over_strip_club_v/ The leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party has apologised for visiting a strip club in New York while representing his country at the UN. Kevin Rudd went to the club in Manhattan in September 2003 during a visit to the city as a UN observer. M news world 2007-08-19 13:52:23 http://www.newsique.com/world/australian_row_over_strip_club_v/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6953563.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/australian_row_over_strip_club_v/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/brown_takes_over_from_blair_as_l/ Treasury chief Gordon Brown, replacing Tony Blair as leader of Britain's Labor Party, vowed Sunday that the country's foreign policy will recognize that defeating terrorism "involves more than military force." Brown, who will succeed Blair as prime min news world 2007-06-24 12:30:09 http://www.newsique.com/world/brown_takes_over_from_blair_as_l/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/127523883/2007-06-24-brownlabor_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/brown_takes_over_from_blair_as_l/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/nigerian_unions_urge_strike_in_p/ Labor unions in Nigeria called Monday for a general nationwide strike to protest a government price hike on automobile fuel. The strike is to begin Wednesday, and the unions said it would continue until the increase is repealed, said Abdulwaheed Omar, news world 2007-06-18 11:28:03 http://www.newsique.com/world/nigerian_unions_urge_strike_in_p/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/18/nigeria.strike.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/nigerian_unions_urge_strike_in_p/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/israels_barak_wins_labor_party_r/ A former prime minister won the Labor Party primary over a relative political newcomer, party officials said early Wednesday, in a race between two ex-military officers who both called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down. Party director-general news world 2007-06-13 12:48:27 http://www.newsique.com/world/israels_barak_wins_labor_party_r/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/12/israel.politics.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/israels_barak_wins_labor_party_r/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/britain_votes_in_local_elections/ Millions of Britons voted Thursday in local elections that are expected to reflect the public's anger at Tony Blair and his Labor Party. After a decade in office and with his popularity plunging in the polls, Blair is widely expected to announce next w news world 2007-05-04 09:42:10 http://www.newsique.com/world/britain_votes_in_local_elections/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/114103212/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/britain_votes_in_local_elections/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/election_held_in_new_south_wales/ Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, is going to the polls with the Labor party expected to win a fourth term in office. Polls put Labor ahead of its main Liberal-National rival, despite a campaign described as lacklustre by Australian med news world 2007-03-23 23:28:01 http://www.newsique.com/world/election_held_in_new_south_wales/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6485569.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/election_held_in_new_south_wales/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/labor_soars_to_20-year-high/ THE latest Newspoll shows Labor's primary vote has surged to a 20-year-high of 52 per cent and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has opened his strongest lead as preferred prime minister. The Newspoll, conducted for The Australian newspaper at the weekend, news world 2007-03-19 11:41:51 http://www.newsique.com/world/labor_soars_to_20-year-high/ News.com.au http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21412783-1702,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/newscomau/ 90 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/labor_soars_to_20-year-high/#comments http://www.newsique.com/world/diggers_needed_in_terror_centra/ AFGHANISTAN should the focus for Australia's troop deployment Labor has said, calling the country "terror central". Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Robert McClelland said Labor supported sending more troops to Afghanistan and withdrawing the force opinion world 2007-03-17 21:49:23 http://www.newsique.com/world/diggers_needed_in_terror_centra/ News.com.au http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21402212-1702,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/newscomau/ 90 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/world/diggers_needed_in_terror_centra/#comments