> Unions will work in ESL teaching as soon as we figure out how to get
> China, South Korea, Japan, and the West to agree on ANYTHING!
>

If these countries named above can agree on international trade buying and selling,exchange rates, then surely to goodness the governments can draw up a deal outlining all the decent working conditions and non-bullying conditions, non-racism conditions, before they agree to release the esl teacher. By using the laws of supply and demand alone we can do it.
If you do X, then we can supply Y.
If they can't do X, then we can't supply qualified teachers on proper visas, and then they will only have unqualified people on 3 month holiday visas. Then if the holiday teachers want to make any money, to have any type of security, to avoid constant travelling costs, to have a "proper career" they won't consider teaching esl. It will become harder for these nations to control and action will have to be taken at higher levels.
Will the helpers please stand up? We are waiting.

An women once told me that if you smile then your opponent can't refuse you. Look through the smiles guys. =

Love from Gertie.