It is only a few days until the Global Day of Action against outsourcing in the airlines industry. Airlines seek to impose low wages and poor conditions through casualisation and outsourcing. They seek to reduce costs and maximise profits like corporations in other industries. Airlines use their global reach to […]
Daily Archives: September 23, 2012
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As previously reported, the Iranian government in a major operation against labour activists in Karaj in June of this year, tried to suppress the attempts by workers to organise themselves by arresting 60 workers. Alireza Asgari is the last remaining worker in jail, having being sentenced to a one year […]
The strike by academics in Sri Lanka, against privatisation and cutbacks, has now entered its third month. The teachers are organised by the Federation of University Teachers' Association (FUTA). In recent days, the pressure on FUTA members has been increasing with some members being personally labelled as traitors.
In the aftermath of the mass murder of workers in the fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi, it has emerged that the factory had been accepted as compliant in health and safety standards. What this shows is the complete uselessness of standards like corporate social responsibility, especially […]
We want to publish all solidarity messages, documents, photos and videos of all the actions and solidarity events on a visual map. Please send your solidarity messages, leaflets, posters, photos and activity reports to solidarity@aawl.org.au The latest Asia Workers Organising newsletter on Airline industry disputes The Fight for the Sky is available. The Global Day of Action […]
In the month of April and again in May of 2010, the Thai military moved against demonstrators in central Bangkok, killing almost 100 people. Subsequently the Thai government established a Commission to investigate these deaths. Unfortunately, as many suspected, this enquiry found the military not guilty of murder. These deaths […]
Tourism in the Maldives is a huge and profitable business, but workers do not share in this. Last year, around 350 workers of the Hilton Conrad Rangali Islands Resort held a work stoppage to highlight their longstanding demand for clarity around their pay. Subsequently, 29 of them were dismissed. Most […]
Tourism in the Maldives is a huge and profitable business, but workers do not share in this. Last year, around 350 workers of the Hilton Conrad Rangali Islands Resort held a work stoppage to highlight their longstanding demand for clarity around their pay. Subsequently, 29 of them were dismissed. Most […]
As previously reported a number of times in the past year, see here and here, workers in Fiji face a very repressive climate in terms of being able to organise and demand their rights. The latest issue has been the expulsion of the delegation from the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This […]