Yearly Archives: 2014

As reported previously, the use of forced labour is widespread in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. While concerted international campaigns have led the Uzbek government to decrease the number of children it gang presses for the cotton harvest, the outcome has been an increase in the number of adults […]

The Walmart Corporation is one of the biggest companies in the world employing over 2 million workers in 27 countries. It is also a viciously anti union company that keeps its workers un-organised so that it can pay the lowest possible wages to its workers. A global campaign by union […]

Another 5 unionists are in detention in Cambodia. The activists from garment union C.CAWDU were arrested for protesting the sacking of 2,000 unionised workers from the Juhui shoe factory, which supplies WalMart. Workers demonstrated to demand the reinstatement, and were attacked by 200 thugs. 10 activists were detained, and five […]

In May 2014, 301 workers were killed in the Eynez Mine in the Turkish town of Soma. The mine has been closed ever since, and workers have not been receiving their wages. On 28 October, dozens of Eynez Mine workers marched from Soma to Ankara to demand their unpaid wages.

Workers organisations will be crucial for building class-based resistance to violent religious extremism in Iraq. However the prohibition on public sector unions still remains. A new report by the US government-funded Solidarity Centre outlines the organising efforts of electrical and oil sector unions, despite government raids on union offices and […]

Australian labour movement veteran Bill Deller passed away on 17 October. Bill’s history in trade unionism commenced early on while in Western Australia working in the mining industry.  In the 1990’s he was leader of the State Public Sector Federation (CPSU SPSF), and then an organiser and life member of […]

On 16 November unionists around the region will rally to oppose violence against trade union activists. The Global Day of Action will involved workers in Australia, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Mexico, Thailand, Iran, Turkey, the Philippines and the UK. In Melbourne, unionists will rally at 12:30pm outside the 8-hour monument, opposite […]

On 13 October Hameem Sports Wear in Dhaka illegally closed its factory, leaving 400 workers unemployed. The 400 workers marched in Dhaka on 28 October to demand that the factory re-open, and that the employer cease opposition to their trade union, photos here. The Hameem Sports Wear workers have submitted […]

A new report by Amnesty International has documMigrant agricultural workers systematically exploited in South Korea ented average working hours of 10 hours a day, 28 days a month for migrant workers in South Korea’s agricultural sector, with no extra payment for overtime hours. Some workers were recruited on false pretences, […]

While demonstrations will be taking place in Brisbane throughout the G20 Summit week, we are calling the community to rally together on the first day of the Leaders’ Summit. The Peoples Rally and March will be a colourful celebration of diversity and unity in action. Join us in this united […]