The Freeport-McMoRan strike continues. The workers’ union at the Grasberg mine, PUK-SP-KEP-SPSI, together with KASBI and AAWL have issued a joint statement. Your endorsement is requested. The statement ends with the following demands: We demand that the government immediately stop militarising the dispute and withdraw police and military officers from […]
Daily Archives: December 11, 2011
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Occupy Mendiola rally – 7 December. Workers and students were protesting on Mendiola bridge against the demolitions of poor people’s houses, low wages, the non distribution of Luisita lands, and the cuts in budget for social services like health and education. Mendiola bridge is a traditional area for protest rallies. But the […]
The 18th of December is international migrants day. Most migrants around the world are workers who leave their country of origin to find work or better employment conditions. Unfortunately, due to international and national laws that discriminate against them, many migrants end up working in precarious employment and unsafe conditions. […]
As reported previously, Nestlé workers in Kabirwala, Pakistan and Pajang, Indonesia have been fighting for the right of workers to form unions without fear of intimidation and reprisals. The company in both of these locations is continuing to refuse to negotiate with the workers. The workers have been fighting for […]