The events of 18 July 2012 in the Manesar plant of Maruti Suzuki which ended with the murder of a manager were not sudden. The recent conflicts are rooted in the ongoing attempt by the employers to defeat the workers organising attempts. The Indian government is now using these latest […]
Daily Archives: July 29, 2012
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The south Korean Government plans to amend the laws governing migrant workers ability to change employment while in south Korea. While the government states that this will be to workers interest, in actual effect the new laws will further restrict migrant workers’ ability to change workplaces and further repress their […]
The debate among the major political parties in Australia about the issue of asylum seekers continues to be framed within a context of national security. One alternative being offered by the government is to transport all asylum seekers to Malaysia. A Malaysian activist will speak at a public meeting in […]
As previously reported, over 50 unionists were recently arrested in the city of Karaj as they were meeting to discuss how to organise in workplaces more efficiently. Some of these unionists have now been tortured while in jail and are being dragged through a biased judicial system. There is an […]
Earlier this week it was reported that a delegation of 10 mineworkers from a remote area of Rajasthan travelled to the capital New Delhi to meet government health officials. The delegation was a part of the Mine Labour People’s Campaign, which is campaigning to get medical care and compensation for […]
The situation for workers in Turkey is increasingly becoming worse with attacks from both employers and the state, see here and here. On the 1st of May, 35 workers at the Togo footwear factory were dismissed for joining a union, the Deri-Is. They have formed a permanent picket outside the […]