Monthly Archives: April 2014

The last couple of years have seen continued mobilisations and repression in both Bangladesh and Cambodia. In Bangladesh, as the one year anniversary of the massacre of Rana Plaza approaches, the global campaign for compensation for the victims continues. Just last week, Sumaya Khatun, a 16 year old who worked […]

Since the election of a new right wing government in Australia late last year, the situation for asylum seekers has gone from terrible to disastrous. The Government has militarised the northern border of the country, has clamped down on almost any reporting on the issue, and has made it illegal […]

Over 4,000 car workers in the southern town of Bangalore have been fighting their employer over wages and conditions for the last three weeks. What started as a limited strike, was followed by a company lockout, and has now become a standoff with workers refusing to sign a company’s ‘good […]

As reported in a number of previous posts (see here and here) workers in China are starting to increase their demands for better pay and conditions. The latest case involves the giant electronic company Samsung, which in its home country of South Korea, is notoriously anti union and has a […]

Amid continuing attempts by right-wing forces to overthrow the government of Thailand, the Red Shirt movement staged their first major rally in Bangkok for this year. While the Red Shirts had staged many demonstrations around the country before this time, their show of force in Bangkok may lead to a […]

Amid continuing pressure on the union movement, the Victorian branch of the CFMEU – the union covering construction workers, was fined AUS $1.25 Million. This penalty was for the CFMEU’s attempts to defend the health and safety standards of workers at a major construction site in Melbourne.     In […]

The last few years have been very tough for workers in Turkey with union busting at companies such as Turkish Airlines and Punto Deri. Georg Fischer Hakan Plastik, a global Swiss company, has now also embarked on this path as it has recently dismissed 37 workers for union related activities. […]