With the death toll well over 1000 from the collapse of the Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, words cannot adequately describe the damage and horror that this incident has caused to workers and their families. In another example of the murderous conditions that workers are forced to work in, last […]
Daily Archives: May 12, 2013
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This week hundreds of workers at the Port of Hong Kong agreed to end their 40 day strike after winning a 9.8% wage rise, as well as promises of further negotiations on working conditions and an assurance of no retaliation against striking workers. While successful, the workers did not achieve […]
The recent bombing by Israel of some of the Syrian government’s military installations is another sign of the involvement of imperialist and reactionary forces in an attempt to influence the outcome of the struggle in Syria. Such interventions do not help us. Notwithstanding these interventions, the popular uprising needs to […]
In an incredible feat of endurance, labor activists and irregular workers Cheon Ui-bong and Choe Byeong-seung, have been on an aerial protest atop an electricity pylon for close to seven months. They are protesting against Hyundai Motor Company’s use of contract workers instead of hiring permanent workers. The issue of […]
‘Nakba’ means disaster or catastrophe and stands for the process of expulsion of approximately 750,000 Palestinians from their homes between 1947 and 1949. Palestinians and their supporters mark this day to remember and press the claim for these refugees, and their descendents, many of whom still live in refugee […]
In the last two weeks, garment workers in Cambodia have pressed for higher wages. On May Day, thousands of workers protested against the small proposed minimum wage increase of US$80/month instead of the present US$61/month. Workers are demanding that the minimum be increased to a living wage of US$150/month, while there […]
Over the last few years, the political climate in Burma has seemed to become less repressive with increasing democratic freedoms. However, this change has also unleashed new forces in society. Burma has seen major ethnic cleansing pogroms against Burmese muslims by forces associated with the state. This new wave of […]
In a series of protests around May Day, approximately 70,000 workers and their supporters demonstrated their opposition to the new Abe led government and its policies which have not helped workers. There were many sectors represented at these rallies but importantly there were noticeable contingents of migrant workers. For video […]