WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill. (17th CD), issued the following news release: The International Workers Rights Caucus today sent a letter to the heads of six corporations with major American operations regarding the persecution of labor activists in Bangladesh. For attempting to unionize and gain better wages and working conditions, the Bangladeshi government and major corporations have cracked down on union leaders and NGO's advocating for workers rights. Leaders of the Banglad  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 1 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: By Jane Kelly University of Virginia students interested in social business models will have the opportunity to learn from the leaders in the field during a five-week film and speaker series, culminating with a talk by the man credited with overseeing the most successful elections in Bangladesh's history. U.Va.'s chapter of Machik, a national non-profit organization that works to develop new o  more