You may have missed it amid talk of Brown’s bail-out, but the world day for decent work offers real answers to the causes of turmoil, argues John Hilary.

The recent gains of employment rights for temporary workers are a step forward, says Tom Ramplin, but unionisation and organisation are essential to secure their rights

As the cost of living soars, it is the poorer, working class that is once again being asked to make ‘sacrifices’. The People’s Charter, the Socialist Worker reports, presents ten demands to defend workers’ rights and living standards, representing a left-wing answer to the worsening economic crisis.

Many workers are gaining confidence to join the resistance to pay cuts and privatisation. Charlie Kimber assesses the pressure oon Gordon Brown from below

As part of her degree course, Kurdish migrant Filiz Celik researched the conditions that workers from overseas face in the United Kingdom. Adam Ford provides a summary

The Morning Star comments on a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice in favour of free trade, and against workers’ rights

The Lisbon Treaty will result in severe exploitation of eastern European workers, increased job displacement, de-unionisation and falling conditions in the West. Ireland should vote No, says Emma Clancy

The deaths of 23 Chinese cockle pickers in 2004 exposed the appalling working conditions of thousands of migrants in Britain. Hsiao-Hung Pai, author of a new book, Chinese Whispers, describes her quest to tell the stories of such workers and why going undercover was the only way to get at the truth.

Dave Spooner describes how workers from all over the world are coming together to defend their interests in an exploitative economy