Mansour Osanloo, the Iranian bus union leader, was set free on 2 June 2011 after almost fours years of imprisonment in jail in Iran. Osanloo is the president and one of the founding members of the International Transport Workers’ Federation affiliated Vahed Syndicate, a free trade union representing Tehran’s bus […]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
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Workers in Gorakhpur achieved a major victory in their struggle when the factory owners agreed to start the two locked out mills from June 3 and take back the dismissed workers. 12 of the 18 workers will join work immediately and the remaining 6 will be taken back after a […]
When Thai unionists and activists visited Somyot Pruksakasemsuk in jail recently he asked them to convey his appreciation for the solidarity support he has received. Somyot said that, if possible, campaign activities at Thai embassies overseas could help. He said that Thai embassies would report such actions to the Thai […]
Iran Solidarity Melbourne has organised a protest march to coincide with the second anniversary of the 2009 presidential elections which sparked off Iran’s biggest popular uprising since the 1979 revolution. The 2009 protests were severely repressed, and since then hundreds have been executed by the regime and many have been simply […]
12.30pm at the Nicholson St entry to the Royal Exhibition Centre in Carlton June 19 The Refugee Advocacy Network is calling on all groups and individuals who support refugee rights to come together and send a clear message to the government: it’s time to end mandatory detention. Last year’s Melbourne […]
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) at a press conference on May 15, 2011 demanded special allocation in five areas in the National Budget of the country for the fiscal year 2011-12. The NGWF also announced a set of action programs to realize the following demands: A full rationing system […]