UNION VIEW
September 2009 • 1
#14
ITUC International Trade Union Confederation September 2009
UNION VIEW
#14
g Reuters/ Ints Kalnins
Latvia: the fall of the "Baltic tiger" The economic and financial crisis has pushed several central European countries to the edge of the abyss. Under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund, international aid is attempting to save them from economic collapse, but on the condition that they accept drastic austerity plans, with disastrous social consequences. Spotlight on Latvia. Report and firsthand accounts.