The uprising in Syria is now two years old. The conflict has been brutal and has inflicted massive damage on the civilian population. Working class resistance was active in the early days with many strikes and demonstrations. This has now been weakened by the intensification of the conflict and the […]
Daily Archives: March 17, 2013
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At a conference this month, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) sounded the alarm about the growth of new airlines registered in ‘flag of convenience’ countries where regulations are weak or non-existent. This development is part of a constant push by airline companies to cut costs and increase profits. Airline […]
For the past 18 months, members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association have been on the front line of the global battle against outsourcing. On 27 September 2011, over 2,000 ground staff were evicted from Manila International Airport. Workers were protesting against a management outsourcing scheme that would have stripped […]
A local Sri Lankan garment union, FTZ-GSEU recently organised a demonstration to safeguard workers jobs and entitlements. In support of this, the global union federation IndustriALL put out a statement against the global ‘race to the bottom’ employed by garment companies. The Federation called on garment workers internationally to come […]
In the last few weeks there has been a spate of industrial action by migrant workers in Malaysia over pay and conditions. Like in the rest of the world, migrant workers in Malaysia can be used as cheaper labour due to their weak bargaining power and insecure residence status. The […]
The factory fire at the Tazreen garment factory was one of two major disasters that affected garment workers last year. For the last few months, trade unions and family members have been campaigning to get compensation for the dead and injured. While the campaign for compensation is very important, only […]