The Northern Territory intervention is being met with increasing resistance. Enacted by the previous Conservative Federal Government and maintained by the current Labor Government, the intervention was supposedly enacted to "resolve" Indigenous Australians’ social issues. The reality is that these policies are further dispossessing indigenous communities through the use of […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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Worker resistance and struggle has been mounting in Foxconn factories in India, China and Australia, with more workers speaking out and taking strike action. Some of the biggest IT brands, like Apple, Nokia and Hewlett Packard outsource production of their goods to Foxconn, which allows them to increase profits by […]
Worker resistance and struggle has been mounting in Foxconn factories in India, China and Australia, with more workers speaking out and taking strike action. Some of the biggest IT brands, like Apple, Nokia and Hewlett Packard outsource production of their goods to Foxconn, which allows them to increase profits by […]
After a strike that had lasted over five years, 10 sacked women workers, all members of the Korean Metal Workers Union, finally won their fight to become permanent workers. The workers were originally sacked by Kiryung Electronics as the company claimed they were not direct employees but sub contractors. The […]
After a strike that had lasted over five years, 10 sacked women workers, all members of the Korean Metal Workers Union, finally won their fight to become permanent workers. The workers were originally sacked by Kiryung Electronics as the company claimed they were not direct employees but sub contractors. The […]
Canada British Colombia Construction unions are putting pressure on the Quebec government to permanently close Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. “The Jeffrey Mine is solely based on exporting deadly asbestos to vulnerable developing countries that have not yet banned asbestos.” said Wayne Peppard, the executive director of the B.C./Yukon Territory Building Trades […]
Canada British Colombia Construction unions are putting pressure on the Quebec government to permanently close Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. “The Jeffrey Mine is solely based on exporting deadly asbestos to vulnerable developing countries that have not yet banned asbestos.” said Wayne Peppard, the executive director of the B.C./Yukon Territory Building Trades […]
Ship-breaking workers in the Gadani ship-breaking yard are demanding better working conditions, health and safety standards, proper equipment and better wages. In June 2010, approximately 15,000 ship-breakers went on strike in the town of Gadani, Balochistan province, and since then have taken various forms of industrial action. Gadani ship-breakers work […]
Ship-breaking workers in the Gadani ship-breaking yard are demanding better working conditions, health and safety standards, proper equipment and better wages. In June 2010, approximately 15,000 ship-breakers went on strike in the town of Gadani, Balochistan province, and since then have taken various forms of industrial action. Gadani ship-breakers work […]
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 […]