The Australian government has reached a new low in its already appalling record of neglect, abuse and illegal detention of refugees. A Sri Lankan refugee and her two children have been detained indefinitely, on secret "security" grounds. They had already been granted refugee status, but the Australian secret police agency […]
Daily Archives: May 18, 2012
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Over 4,000 coal miners in the Australian state of Queensland are in an ongoing industrial dispute with one of the biggest mining companies in the world over health and safety issues. BHP wants to remove critical health & safety roles from the workers and their union. This is a direct […]
Amid heightened tensions due to the ongoing protests by Palestinian political prisoners, mass protests were held in the West Bank and the Gaza to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the ‘catastrophe’. Nakba is the day to remember the hundreds of thousands of people who were displaced and forced to leave […]
Earlier this month, around 1,000 shoe workers in Dongguan took industrial action to protest against managements plans to cut their monthly performance bonus from 500 yuan to 100 yuan. Workers used social media to successfully publicise their dispute. The number of strikes in China have increased markedly in the last […]
There have been many rallies in Korea to remember the workers who have been the victims of the bitter Ssangyong dispute in 2009. Some workers like Han Sang Kyun are still in jail. Some have died having succumbed to unemployment, poverty and depression. Unionists and activists have been holding solidarity rallies […]
Almost 3,000 sportswear workers at PT Kizone were left without a job in April of last year when their factory closed down. After over a year, these workers are still owed $1.8 million in entitlements. The factory was producing for companies like Adidas, Nike and Reebok. Click here for a […]