After two years since the start of the uprising against the Assad government in Syria, the situation has become increasingly tough for workers and other progressive organisations. A variety of reactionary and imperialist forces have been attempting to influence the outcome of the war for some time now. This year […]
Daily Archives: July 14, 2013
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Antonio "Dodong" Petalcorin, the leader of a transport workers union in the Philippines, was shot dead on 2 July 2013 right in front of his home. The gunman was caught on a CCTV camera calmly escaping on a motorcycle. The Philippines is a dangerous place to organize for trade unionists with […]
Last Monday, a two-storey building in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, housing a hotel and a local eatery collapsed suddenly. The collapsed building trapped hotel workers and local wage labourers eating at the restaurant on the ground floor. Seventeen people were killed with another twenty taken to hospital with […]
Australian workers in the car industry are not the only one fighting against pressures to work harder, longer and for less money. In India, the fight by the Maruti Suzuki workers continues with ongoing solidarity actions by other workers, while the company is increasing the pressure on its remaining workforce. […]
Earlier this year, Iraqi oil workers in the southern city of Basra staged a series of protests demanding payment of wages and an end to corruption. The head of the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions, Mr. Hassan Juma’a Awad, was accused of illegal organising activities. Workers and their communities rallied […]
At the start of this year, 129 union members and leaders were dismissed by Electrolux in a clear case of union busting activity. The workers did not give up and with support from national and international unions, continued to call for the reinstatement of all the sacked workers. This week, […]
While political tensions in Thailand continue between the various sections of the ruling elites, the struggle against Lese Majeste and for the freedom of political prisoners continues. The Thai courts are still using these laws to keep people in jail, with Da Torpedo’s jail sentence of 15 years recently upheld […]
Following on from the mass murder of workers in the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh in late April, international unions and labour groups have pressured companies to sign on to a binding agreement that includes worker representation. Some major companies like Walmart, Gap and Just Jeans refuse to sign and […]