As reported previously, the Thai military junta is using all its tools at its disposal to stifle dissent and opposition to its rule. A new report details the people who are currently charged and/or convicted by Article 112 – the Lese Majeste law. Arbitrary arrests of human and labour activists […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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About a month ago, almost 6,000 workers at ten factories belonging to Turkey’s largest glass producer, Sisecam, went on strike. They are all members of the Kristal-Is union. The Turkish Government then passed legislation to ban this strike. This is a blatant attempt to stop workers from organising and to […]
Following the killings and arrests in early January of their fellow strikers and demonstrators, garment workers are starting to come out again to re assert their rights. While the crackdown intimidated many workers, the grinding conditions of their employment that consists of long days, gruelling work loads and unsafe workplaces […]
As reported previously, Israel’s onslaught against the Palestinian population continues. Well over a hundred Palestinians have been killed in the first week of this assault. The reasons for these most recent military strikes are not to be found in the recent murders of three Israeli youths or the firing of […]
In the last fortnight, the relentless race for profits has claimed the lives of over 70 Indian workers in the southern town of Chennai. The first tragedy was the collapse of a building under construction which was being built on reclaimed swamp lands. Many of the workers were migrants from […]
As previously reported, both Iraqi and migrant workers are the losers in the present reactionary war in Iraq. Latest reports suggest that sectarian killings are increasing, see here and here. With the number of reactionary and imperialist actors involved in this fight, alliances are very fluid and subject to change […]
The Australian government has reached new levels of repression by conducting acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean and taking control of two boats of asylum seekers. The first boat, containing 41 people was forced back and handed over to the Sri Lankan government whose trampling of human rights is […]
It has been almost two months since the military coup in Thailand and the military is continuing to suppress dissent via detaining and arresting people. Many activists have reportedly fled the country. In recent news, Thanapol Eawsakul, a journal editor was detained for a second time and made to sign […]
As reported previously, the strike by thousands of steel workers in Warzipur in northern India has been fraught with many difficulties. This week, after remaining on strike for over a month, management finally agreed to implement the workers demands. This is a great victory for workers and an example to […]
With rising tensions among the major countries of East Asia, the Japanese government has enacted new legislation that allows the Japanese military to take offensive action. This policy shift was greeted with anti-war demonstrations of tens of thousands of people. Subsequent to this change, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, […]