A recent decision by the Filipino Labour Secretary, Ms Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, will allow Philippine Airlines (PAL) to outsource its airport services, in-flight catering and call centre reservations. It will also mean the laying off of more than half of its workforce, possibly up to 3,000 workers. PAL is owned by […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
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A recent decision by the Filipino Labour Secretary, Ms Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, will allow Philippine Airlines (PAL) to outsource its airport services, in-flight catering and call centre reservations. It will also mean the laying off of more than half of its workforce, possibly up to 3,000 workers. PAL is owned by […]
Asia Pacific Currents 30.10.10 Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights from the region. Interview with Diana Beaumont on the state of labour rights in China. File Download (29:01 min / 27 MB) Asia Pacific Currents 23.10.10 Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights stories from India, Bangladesh, […]
Asia Pacific Currents 30.10.10 Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights from the region. Interview with Diana Beaumont on the state of labour rights in China. File Download (29:01 min / 27 MB) Asia Pacific Currents 23.10.10 Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights stories from India, Bangladesh, […]
The class conflict in Tamil Nadu, India, has sharpened recently with the mass dismissals of workers at the Foxconn factory in October, now followed by an even greater number of workers dismissed from BYD Electronics, a Nokia supplier. On the first of November, BYD Electonics terminated the services of 2,500 […]
The class conflict in Tamil Nadu, India, has sharpened recently with the mass dismissals of workers at the Foxconn factory in October, now followed by an even greater number of workers dismissed from BYD Electronics, a Nokia supplier. On the first of November, BYD Electonics terminated the services of 2,500 […]
Rally and March 2pm, Sunday, 7 November 2010 State Library, corner Swanston and Latrobe Streets, Melbourne The Refugee Advocacy Network, the coalition that organised the World Refugee Day march in Melbourne on 20 June, has called another mass rally and march for Sunday, 7 November. The focus of the rally […]
Rally and March 2pm, Sunday, 7 November 2010 State Library, corner Swanston and Latrobe Streets, Melbourne The Refugee Advocacy Network, the coalition that organised the World Refugee Day march in Melbourne on 20 June, has called another mass rally and march for Sunday, 7 November. The focus of the rally […]
Two hundred workers at the KEC electronics factory in Gumi have resorted to occupying the factory in order to force the company to negotiate with them. The industrial dispute started over four months ago in June. In the last week, management agreed to meet the workers, but used the meeting […]
Two hundred workers at the KEC electronics factory in Gumi have resorted to occupying the factory in order to force the company to negotiate with them. The industrial dispute started over four months ago in June. In the last week, management agreed to meet the workers, but used the meeting […]