Occupy Wall Street has sparked a movement in New York and in the United States, giving voice to the people being ground down by capitalism. On Saturday 15 October major protests in opposition to corporations and capitalism are taking place across the world. The New York police are threatening to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
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The recent execution of eight migrant workers from Bangladesh has once again highlighted the terrible situation that million of workers face in West Asia. Amnesty International has condemned the executions as carried out without any semblance of proper process for the defendants. Last year the case of the Sri Lankan […]
The deepening capitalist crisis of this year is provoking more and more protests by workers and activists all around the world. In India, coal mine workers will stage a nation wide strike next month, while a general strike has been called for the 8 November. In Japan major industrial actions […]
The deepening capitalist crisis of this year is provoking more and more protests by workers and activists all around the world. In India, coal mine workers will stage a nation wide strike next month, while a general strike has been called for the 8 November. In Japan major industrial actions […]
The violence against the popular uprising in Yemen escalated in recent weeks with the return from exile of President Saleh. Listen to a podcast interview with spokesperson from the revolutionary youth organisation. In Bahrain, protesters were recently given heavy sentences for alleged crimes committed in protests for democratic reforms earlier […]
Last week workers from the PALEA union were forcibly evicted from their workplaces where they were staging a sit down protest. They have been locked out since then and were all terminated from their jobs on 1 October. Despite this repression, Philippines airlines has been unable to resume normal operations […]
With the strike by thousands of workers continuing, Freeport management has hired a security company Securicor to harass and intimidate the workers. The workers have not conceded, and the strike has gained support from many unions and political organisations in Indonesia. Freeport has also been alleged of donating millions of dollars […]
The 33 days long strike by workers at the Maruti-Suzuki plant in the Gurgaon region of Northern India has ended in defeat. As reported previously, this strike had become a significant dispute in one of India’s largest industrial zones. The workers will now have to sign the ‘good conduct bond’, their […]
On the 5th October 2011 an important event is taking place in Geneva. The United Nation’s Human Rights Committee holds its Universal Periodic Review where for the first time Thailand’s human rights record will be reviewed. This is an important meeting for the Lese Majeste campaign. The International Federation for […]