Egypt’s military has demonstrated yet again why its rule of Egypt is not in the interests of workers and the people. In the last week more than 500 pro-Morsi supporters have been murdered in the streets while protesting against the military coup of 3 July. At the same time, the […]
Daily Archives: August 18, 2013
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Four journalists have been killed and 15 have been injured in the crackdown by Egypt’s security forces in the past week. The intentional targeting of journalists at this critical time in Egypt’s history is politically motivated and intended to prevent news, information and analysis of the situation. The International Journalist’s […]
In a victory for workers everywhere, but especially in Australia’s building and construction industry, all charges laid against Brisbane union activist Bob Carnegie have been dropped. As we previously reported, Carnegie’s charges related to a strike and picket last year at the Queensland Children's Hospital construction site. Although the magistrate […]
12,000 Turkish textile workers have gone on strike since 15 August 2013 over wages. The strike covers around 30 major textile and clothing producers including Altinyildiz, Bahariye Mensucat, and Levi-Strauss. Textile workers in Turkey live below the poverty line and much of the dispute has centred on maintaining special wage […]
There has been another two fatalities in the global ship breaking industry, one of the world’s deadliest industries. We’ve reported extensively on the dangers of this industry – see here, here and here. “The Love Boat” made famous by the 70s US sitcom, was shipped into Turkey’s ship breaking region […]
Sugar workers in Fiji have voted to take strike action in support of wage demands, amidst massive bullying by Fiji’s Sugar Corporation. The strike could cripple Fiji’s already failing sugar industry, but the General Workers Union (FSGWU) said that seven years of the FSC’s refusal to bargain, of violating labour […]