Akito Yoshikane is a freelance writer based in Chicago.

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Still Crazy After All These Years: UN Condemns Cuba Embargo, Again

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Temp Workers Squeezed Most in Tightening Job Market

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Imported Chinese Laborers’ Work Conditions Shock Caribbean Nation

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Change of Heart at WTO? Globalization Doesn’t Help Poor Workers, Report Says

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‘CARE Act’ Would Close U.S. Child Labor Loophole, Get Kids to School

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NBA to Use Replacement Refs During Labor Lockout

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As Climate Talks Continue, Labor Looks for Seat at Table

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Malawi Child Laborers Suffer Nicotine Poisoning

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International Union Slams Iran for Labor Violations

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Japan Election Signals Workers’ Anger, Insecurity

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NYC Campaign Controversy Overshadows Realities of Garment Industry

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Could Stimulus Packages Improve Gender Equality?
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Former UN Diplomat Denied Immunity in Labor Lawsuit

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Around the World, Forced Labor Persists

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UN Tackles Forced Labor in Myanmar
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Global Recession Hitting Women Harder Than Men
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Around the Country, Unions Battle City Governments

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Amid Global Financial Turmoil, Cooperatives Show Resilience

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Reach Out and Rob Someone
After federal investigations into the $4 billion prepaid phone card industry found deceptive practices, state officials and Capitol Hill are finally cracking down on companies

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The Cho Show

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Day Laborers Sue Chicago

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Public Libraries For Profit
The trend of farming out public libraries to a private, profit-oriented business has raised concerns because libraries have long been considered democratic bodies built on the cornerstone of information diversity, transparency and intellectual freedom