Posts Tagged ‘ labor ’

The Sassy Lawyer has an entry on the possibility of “performing arts schools” in response to the Japanese government’s stricter immigration policies. For the Arroyo government to plead for a moratorium at this point is rather hypocritical, considering the fact that it — and the different administrations prior — has basically facilitated human trafficking...
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Rob O’Brien — nothing like having a fast blog trigger finger (yes, AAAUnite is a blog devoted to the whole mess) — has been working mightily to organize AAA members, including the possibility of a counter-conference. Check out his letter to the AAA President, which just about perfectly encapsulates what I hope are many...
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I’m a little stunned: October 22, 2004 MEMORANDUM To: AAA members From: Liz Brumfiel, AAA President, and the AAA Executive Board Subject: The 2004 Annual Meeting In a teleconference held on October 21, 2004, the AAA Executive Board voted to move the 2004 Annual Meeting from the San Francisco Hilton on November 17-21 to...
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The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is in something of a quandary. Their annual meeting will be held in San Francisco in less than a month. The problem is that 14 hotels, including the San Francisco Hilton where the conference will be held, have locked out 4,000 employees — housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, telephone operators —...
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