It has been six months since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building killed well over a 1,000 workers. While there have been many meetings and documents produced since that day, the daily reality for most garment workers in Bangladesh has not changed. In addition, most families of the dead […]
Daily Archives: October 25, 2013
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As reported last week, the Korean Teachers union was under intense political attack from the government over its defense of union activists. This week, the Korean government has stepped up the fight by effectively declaring the union illegal and stripping teachers of their legal right to organise. This action is […]
While it has been two and a half years since the Tsunami severely damaged the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan, radiation continues to leak out of the plant. Unfortunately, the most severely affected by this are the workers who are trying to contain this disaster and stop it from becoming […]
While many countries have either banned asbestos altogether, or are implementing programs to curb its use, the reality is that in some countries the use of asbestos is still increasing. This continued use will lead to the unnecessary death of thousands of workers and their families. Join in the fight […]
The popular and worker led uprising in Bahrain that started over two years has been suppressed by the government by continual attacks involving thousands of arrests, beatings and heavy use of tear gas. A recently leaked report documenting an order for a huge amount of tear gas and stun grenades […]