Since mid April, the workers at the Turkish subsidiary of the global logistic company UPS, have been involved in an increasingly bitter dispute. In response to the local union’s, TUMTIS, organising drive, the company has dismissed over 150 union members and supporters at various sites around Turkey. Workers are looking […]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
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Since mid April, the workers at the Turkish subsidiary of the global logistic company UPS, have been involved in an increasingly bitter dispute. In response to the local union’s, TUMTIS, organising drive, the company has dismissed over 150 union members and supporters at various sites around Turkey. Workers are looking […]
Since mid April, the workers at the Turkish subsidiary of the global logistic company UPS, have been involved in an increasingly bitter dispute. In response to the local union’s, TUMTIS, organising drive, the company has dismissed over 150 union members and supporters at various sites around Turkey. Workers are looking […]
Migrant workers are often placed in vulnerable working conditions due to laws that weaken their rights. Many migrant workers die, and more get injured because of unsafe conditions at their workplaces. A Sri Lankan maid recently suffered horrific injuries at the hands of her employer. Ariyawathie arrived back in Sri […]
Migrant workers are often placed in vulnerable working conditions due to laws that weaken their rights. Many migrant workers die, and more get injured because of unsafe conditions at their workplaces. A Sri Lankan maid recently suffered horrific injuries at the hands of her employer. Ariyawathie arrived back in Sri […]
Migrant workers are often placed in vulnerable working conditions due to laws that weaken their rights. Many migrant workers die, and more get injured because of unsafe conditions at their workplaces. A Sri Lankan maid recently suffered horrific injuries at the hands of her employer. Ariyawathie arrived back in Sri […]
Unions in Sydney, Australia, in late August held a solidarity demonstration in front of the local Nestlé-owned Nespresso shop. This rally was in support of the SBNIP union who represents workers at the Nescafé factory in Panjang, Indonesia. The workers there have been trying for 3 years to have the […]
Unions in Sydney, Australia, in late August held a solidarity demonstration in front of the local Nestlé-owned Nespresso shop. This rally was in support of the SBNIP union who represents workers at the Nescafé factory in Panjang, Indonesia. The workers there have been trying for 3 years to have the […]
Unions in Sydney, Australia, in late August held a solidarity demonstration in front of the local Nestlé-owned Nespresso shop. This rally was in support of the SBNIP union who represents workers at the Nescafé factory in Panjang, Indonesia. The workers there have been trying for 3 years to have the […]
While this week, the US president has declared an end to the USA’s ‘combat mission’ in Iraq, the situation is far from resolved for Iraqi workers. While under Saddam Hussein, trade unions were strictly controlled by the regime, his removal did not signal an end to repression. Workers in Iraq […]