With the number of workers' rights violations on the rise, it's high time for us to force enterprises to take up their social obligations. But we are short of standards for enterprises to follow.

While at one time organized labor played a valuable role in establishing workers' rights when there were few protected by government, today it is clinging to a world that no longer exists, and, in doing so, risks becoming completely irrelevant and ineffective,

We believe the high number of violations is attributable to a significant increase in enforcement standards by the MSHA inspectors that examined this mine virtually every day.

Immigrants' rights are workers' rights.

This is not an economic strategy for Australia. This is just a major assault on workers' rights and it's a huge boost for big business.

We want to protect the rights of all workers and patrons. Economically speaking, studies have shown that smoke-free environments are also good for the bottom line of business.