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 […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
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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 […]
It is now confirmed that more than 580 workers died when the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, containing five garment factories, collapsed on 24 April. The building had been declared unsafe and evacuated. It has been revealed that the factory managers threatened to take away 3 days pay for […]
On the back of a rising number of injuries and deaths on worksites around the southern Australian state of Victoria, the main building trade unions staged a rally on 30 April demanding action. Even though in the preceding days, the state government and conservative media tried to scare workers from […]
With the strike by Hong Kong dockworkers now entering its 5th week, it is becoming apparent that the companies are trying to starve the workers back to work. This tactic historically has often been used against striking workers. We do not have the resources of these companies, HIT, Hutchinson and […]
On Wednesday 1 May, millions of workers and their supporters staged events and demonstrations all around the world. With the continuing intensification of the capitalist crisis globally, the significance of May Day, the commonality of our issues, and the unity of workers all around the world, has never been more […]
Following on from the protracted and hard strike by thousands of workers at the Freeport-McMoRan in 2011, a new strike by hundreds of contractors over pay and conditions erupted this week. The workers went out with the intention of staying out for at least a month. Given the determination of […]
The fight between the workers and Nestle in Panjang Indonesia over the right to a collective agreement began in 2007. The company fought the workers and their organisation for the last six years, used all kinds of tactics including dismissing workers who were active in organising. Last week news has reached […]