Monthly Archives: October 2012

Garment workers are some of the least paid industrial workers in the world with the legal minimum wage in Cambodia only being US$61/month while in Bangladesh it is still stuck at $36/month even after unprecedented strike actions in 2011. While companies like H&M profess to care for their workers, the […]

A recent report by the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTHUR) has accused oil plantations in Caraga, The Philippines, of routinely employing and exploiting child labourers. Children, between 5-17 years old, are expected to work as adults, up to 12 hours a day and to carry weights of […]

Almost three million workers in Indonesia took part in a one day general strike on the 3 October against contracting out, casualisation and poor wages. Workers from an estimated 80 industrial areas from all regions of Indonesia took part. This strike by workers in Indonesia is part of an ongoing […]

The strike at the Maruti Suzuki factory that began last year in the industrial belt just outside the Indian capital of New Delhi, has continued to flare up over the last 15 months. The way the workers organised, how the strike unfolded, the repression by the state that has followed, […]

Defend women’s right to safe, legal abortions on demand.  Support the protest against the annual “March for the Babies”, which this year is being led by Liberal MP, Bernie Finn.  The connection between the far religious right and fascists is very clear on the question of a woman’s right to […]

Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila Al Salman. President and Vice President respectively of the Bahrain Teachers Association are appealing their jail sentences for ‘encouraging civil disobedience’ in demonstrations last year. They are facing ten and three years respectively. Educational International is co-ordinating an international campaign for their release. Overall, the human rights […]

Following on from organising the First Asian Convoy to Gaza, as well as the Global March to Jerusalem, the India Palestine Solidarity Forum (IPSF) is now organising an international conference in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for an independent nation. The conference will be held in Mumbai […]

12th October will be commemorated all around the world to remember all the workers and their families that have died due to exposure to asbestos. This day comes soon after the International Day of Action against Mesothelioma that was held on Friday 6 July. Workers and trade unions all around […]

The International Transport Federation, in conjunction with its affiliates, has organised an action week with the theme ‘Transport Workers Fighting Back! Organising Globally!’ The campaign centres on the importance of organising at the workplace and the need for secure employment. For more information and how to take part, click here.

While much of the mainstream media portrays China’s rapid industrialisation as an investment bonanza, the reality for workers is one of harsh working conditions with low pay. A new report by a USA institute for human rights followed an investigation into an electronics factory, while a Chinese journalist enlisted as […]