The government of Victoria, a state in Australia, is trying to enact a law that will have the effect of preventing pickets and protests. The law will: 1. Remove protections for peaceful assembly 2. Allow for up to two years’ imprisonment for persons returning to a banned protest or picket […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
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The repercussions of the government’s crackdown on garment workers in early January continue both in Cambodia and around the world. Garment workers have not given up their fight for a living wage, demanding the release of their 23 comrades who are in jail, and justice for those who were murdered. […]
After a bitter strike lasting 59 days, the workers at Autofit factory, Dharuhera, Haryana state have won their fight against union busting. The company has agreed to take back all 17 sacked union activists as well as agreeing to a wage rise. The important character of the strike was the […]
Last week’s election has not halted the protests in Thailand against the government. There is the real possibility that the government will compromise with some of the right wing forces currently protesting. Workers and activists need to stand up for the right to organise and freedom of speech. Thai activists […]
Over 4,000 Palestinian workers who are employed by the UN Relief and Works Agency have been on strike for two months now. The workers want a pay rise to bring them in line with other UN workers and the end to the ban on employing any person who has been […]
On the 9th of January, six union leaders from the National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries were arrested for an illegal strike. The strike was at the Sheraton Fiji Resort and Westin Denarau Island Resort and Spa (both owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.) in Narewa […]
As reported previously, Iraqi oil workers have been at the forefront of the fight by workers in Iraq against repression and exploitation. With the ongoing armed conflict in the country, it is workers who often pay the price. Nevertheless, the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions, in conjunction with other Iraqi […]
Tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia began a national strike for higher pay on the 24th of December. The workers were demanding that their monthly wages be doubled from US $80/month to US $160/month. Beginning on the 2nd of January, the police and military unleashed a massive crackdown […]
During the months of December and January, four migrant workers at the plywood manufacturer Besgrade Products in Kedah state, Malaysia have died in what is probably a case of workplace poisoning. The reason that their deaths are unclear is that there has been no investigation of why they died. Not […]
As reported in January, the South Korean railway strike has seen an incredible mobilisation of police and the use of harsh tactics in a bid to break the workers' resolve. Solidarity rallies were held all around the world, including Melbourne. While there has been a temporary agreement in place, the […]