In South Korea, female workers are not seen as independent individual who are working as a result of their own passion for a specific field or working in order to earn a living.  South Korean female workers are seen as a secondary source of income to a household, because the concept that South Korean women can live independently of a men is not really accepted yet.  As a result of this societal perception, female workers in South Korea are often discriminated against in the workplace with lower wages (when compared to a man who was offered the same job) and part-time job offers.  Female workers in South Korea are more likely to receive only part-time jobs because a vast majority of companies believe that female workers will not be

Reverse Trick-or-Treating is a fun way to inform others about child labor and unfair conditions in the global production of cocoa while promoting positive alternatives and inspiring action.  While you are waiting for your Reverse Trick-or-Treating kit to arrive and planning out your Halloween costume, you can also take action by participating in our Fair Trade S'mores action this summer -- all the details are online here!  There are a number of aspects of this campaign you can get involved in:

Egypt

The Center for Trade Unions and Workers Services (CTUWS) recently released their fifth report analyzing the impact of the economic crisis on Egyptian workers.  The report monitors ongoing layoffs and ways the crisis is spreading to new sectors at the expense of workers.  There is also a table in the report that shows all of the recent major layoffs and how workers have responded including organizing protests and sit-ins.

South Korea

In addition to the work of students, ILRF and other anti-sweatshop organizations have been quite active in supporting workers.  ILRF helped introduce a shareholder resolution at Berkshire Hathaway’s meeting this year given that Berkshire is the parent company of Russell.  Another avenue utilized included ILRF and  several other organizations in filing a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concerning freedom of association violations within Russell’s supply chain.  ILRF has also continued to follow this issue as you can see in a