http://www2.icftu.org : The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions(ICFTU) was set up in 1949 and has 215 affiliated organizations in 145 countries and territories on all five continents, with a membership of 125 million of whom 43 million are women. It has three major regional organizations, APRO for Asia and the Pacific, AFRO for Africa, and ORIT for the Americas. It also maintains close links with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (which includes all ICFTU European affiliates) and International Trade Secretariats, which link together national unions from a particular trade or industry at international level. The ICFTU cooperates closely with the International Labor Organization and has consultative status with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council and with specialized agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, etc. It maintains contacts with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and has offices in Geneva, New York and Washington.

http://www.laborrights.org/ : The International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF), a nonprofit action and advocacy organization, uses new and creative means to encourage enforcement of international labor rights. International labor rights are human rights necessary for life and dignity. The ILRF pursues legal and administrative actions on behalf of working people, creates innovative programs and enforcement mechanisms to protect workers' rights, and advocates for better protections for workers through our publications, testimony before national and international hearings, and speeches to academic, religious, and human rights groups. The ILRF focuses on linking trade expansion to enforcement of internationally recognized worker rights in order to more broadly distribute the benefits of increased global trade and economic integration and to strengthen democratic polities and civil societies.

http://www.cableregina.com/nonprofits/silp : The Saskatchewan International Labor Program (SILP) is a voluntary non-profit organization dedicated to informing trade unionists about international development issues. We also serve to make links between Canadian and overseas labor activists and their organizations. Our main activity is presenting educational programs on international issues to unions, students and members of thegeneral public. We use games, videos, role plays and other innovative techniques to help people make the connection between their own workplace and workplaces abroad. Some of the topics we present on are: globalization, women and the world economy, trade agreements, human and labor rights

www.labourstart.org : Where trade unionists start their day on the net. Has the top labor stories of the week, directory of labor radio, television and online conferences.

http://www.xpdnc.com/links/links.html : Labor Directory, National and International Unions

http://www.labornet.org/ : LaborNet was founded in 1991 to build a democratic communication network for the labor movement. LaborNet's founders believe that the new communication technology must be put to use to revitalize and rebuild the labor movement. Recently, the LaborNet Steering Committee decided that the Institute for Global Communications was no longer the right organization to run LaborNet. LaborNet is now an independent network that seeks to build up labor communication for all working people.

http://www.cmt-wcl.org/en/index.html : The World Confederation of Labor (WCL) is an international trade union confederation uniting autonomous and democratic trade unions from 113 countries* all over the world . Its head office is located in Brussels, Belgium, and it has over 26 million members *, mainly from Third World countries. The past three years have been marked by the affiliation of mostly African and Central and Eastern European organizations. The latest Congress took place in Bangkok, Thailand (Asia), from 1st to the 6th of December 1997 under the theme of "Struggle to change course".

http://www.cmt-wcl.org/en/women.html : The last WCL Congress (1993) created a World Committee for Women Workers composed of representatives from all the continents. The latter meets at least once a year and veils for the adoption of the necessary measures in order to guarantee the application of the recommendations of the Resolution on Working Women so as to improve their life and work conditions.

http://www.workers.org : Workers World fights for a socialist society -- where the wealth is socially owned and production is planned to satisfy human need. Workers World has united Black, Latino, Native, Asian, Arab and white in the struggle against racism. It has brought together women and men, lesbian, gay, bi, trans and straight, youth and seniors, workers and the unemployed, native-born and immigrants to fight for better conditions for all. Members of WWP have worked hard and long to build many of the most important progressive actions of the last three decades.

http://www.global-unions.org : Global Unions a web site which is jointly owned and managed by a number of international trade union organizations. The web site gives its members the ability to draw the attention of their partners, their members, and the press to the news they produce and the campaigns they run. Features the days global union news.

http://www.iamaw.org/ : The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. IAM is active in more than 200 basic industries as defined by the US Department of Labor. It maintains one or more agreements with almost every major employer in the USA and Canada. The IAM is affiliated with these organizations: AFL-CIO (13.6 million members); Canadian Labor Congress (2.2 million members); Railway Labor Executives' Association; International Labor Organization; International Metalworkers Federation (12.6 million workers in 68 nations); International Transport Workers' Federation (50 million workers, 81 nations).

http://www.laboureducator.org : To better serve unions in their current struggle for survival, The Labor Educator has been transformed into a monthly internet newsmagazine, which will provide an expanded menu of timely news and analytical articles. One of its unique features is the open-ended acceptance of letters from labor leaders and rank-and-file members that will provide essential feedback for union policymakers.

http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/g24-cn.htm : The Third World Network. The Group of 24, a Third World grouping at the IMF and World Bank, in a Declaration issued at a meeting of the Group on 7- 9 February, has advocated a cautious approach to the liberalization of capital accounts under IMF auspices. In the wake of the Asian financial crisis, the Group also called for international arrangements for the supervision and regulation of financial markets and institutions.

http://www.britannica.com/bcom/magazine/article/0,5744,227324,00.html : Article, Why economist should study fairness

http://www.ichrdd.ca/111/english/contentsEnglish.html :In 1988, Canada's Parliament decided to create an independent and non-partisan organization to reflect its commitment to the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democracy around the world. Rights & Democracy's work emphasizes advocacy and capacity building. It provides political, financial and technical support to many frontline human rights groups, indigenous peoples' groups and democratic movement around the world. It advocates policy changes in national and international institutions, and strengthens the capacity of its partners to do the same. It assists the efforts of NGOs to gain access to multilateral institutions. It works to mainstream women's rights in human rights mechanisms. It brings together members of civil society and the State from different countries to discuss fundamental human rights and democratic development issues. It contributes to building public awareness, in Canada and abroad, of human rights violations and sponsors research publications, conferences, missions of enquiry and other public events.

http://tigerden.com/~berios/parsonsl-bio.html : Lucy Parsons (1853-1942): The Life of an Anarchist Labor Organizer

http://www.infoshop.org/octo/index.html : Global Action Against Capitalism. Nothing ever burns by itself- Every fire needs a little bit of help.