Workers from 23 steel factories in the Wazirpul industrial zone near Delhi are still fighting for employers to honour the agreement reached after a 3-week strike in June. Now local police are colluding with employers to try and force workers back to work. Workers responded by rallying outside the labour […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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This year, the 1st of July commemorations attracted over 500,000 demonstrators. The 1 July protest is held each year in Hong Kong to mark the anniversary of the former British colony's return to mainland control in 1997. About 500 people were arrested, and most have been released on bail. The […]
As reported last week, the 2nd of July was the second Global Day of Action in support of the dismissed 24 unionists from the global company NXP semiconductors. Their dismissal was a clear case of intimidation and union busting. Actions in solidarity were held all around the world. For a […]
Over 1,000 steel workers in the Wazirpul industrial zone in Delhi have won improvements in working conditions. However, the very next day, the bosses refused to implement the terms of the agreement. The workers staged co-ordinated industrial action across 23 different factories, demonstrating the power of industry-level solidarity. Some important […]
24 unionists sacked by the Filipino subsidiary of the Dutch NXP Semiconductors have entered the 2nd month of their campaign for reinstatement, after they were fired for refusing to work on public holidays. Amid continued protests and organising in the Philippines, a second Global Day of Action has been planned […]
An estimated five Palestinians have been killed and 500 arrested so far, as Israeli armed forces raid the West Bank on the pretence of finding three missing Israeli teenagers. This is the largest military offensive by Israel against the West Bank since the second intifada, 2000 – 2005. Meanwhile the […]
Labour movement activists organise against exploitation every day. In every country, workers are discouraged from demanding their rights by capitalists and governments. This pressure can be applied in many ways, either via fines, dismissals, beatings, rapes or even murder. Many activists end up in jail because of their organising activities. […]
Labour movement activists organise against exploitation every day. In every country, workers are discouraged from demanding their rights by capitalists and governments. This pressure can be applied in many ways, either via fines, dismissals, beatings, rapes or even murder. Many activists end up in jail because of their organising activities. […]
A Seoul court has ruled in favour of the South Korean government’s decision to deregister the Korean Teachers Union (KTU). The union was deregistered, after it refused to comply with a government order not to allow dismissed and retired teachers to remain members of the union. “Allowing retired and dismissed […]
After an independence struggle in the 1980s, the Noumea Accord was signed in 1998. But the issue of decolonisation of Kanaky is again coming to the fore in the Southern Pacific. Kanaky has been a colony of France since 1854, and while small, the islands are of great strategic importance […]