Global Spot: June 2020

Sunday, June 21, 2020

2020 ITUC Global Rights Index

Protests of garment workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

General strike by workers of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, India

Protest in Ankara, Turkey against government economic policies

Some governments use surveillance of trade union activists to instill fear and put pressure on workers,in violation of international law.

About Me

I am LiLee Ng, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Previously I was the EU Scholar & Researcher at the Toulouse Business School in France for 2 years (2013-15) where my research was sponsored by the Marie Curie Actions Research Fellowship Program: I also hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Business from Reykjavik University in Iceland (2009) and a Ph.D. (2017) from Curtin University in Australia.

I am originally from Singapore and am fluent in English, Chinese and Icelandic. I have lived and worked in Asia, Europe and America in management and international trade compliance for over two decades. I am a true globalist and this blog endeavors to share the vision that we are all a part of this one global family.