On Sunday the 1st of March, tens of thousands of teachers in over 20 cities in Iran held demonstrations against low wages and repression against the right to organise. Current teachers’ salaries are below the official poverty line in Iran. Of importance was the fact that many of the protesters […]
Daily Archives: March 9, 2015
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The opening of Burma to the outside world has led to the re-integration of Burmese workers into the global capitalist economy. The government has tried to offer the best possible investment opportunities to companies by repressing workers’ rights. The government sees the garment sector as one of the best areas […]
The intensity of work in many of Cambodia’s garment factories is brutal with continued reports in the last few years of workers fainting due to exhaustion. In a recent case last month, more than 100 workers were hospitalised due to toxic fumes. In another case, a worker ended up on […]
After the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, the Sri Lankan government maintains a state of fear through the use of state control and harassment. One of the tactics used is the employment of ‘White Vans’ to abduct, and disappear people. Even though a UN human rights investigation uncovered […]
Israel’s continuing annexation of Palestinian lands is making daily life for most Palestinians harder and harder. Whether it’s the of bulldozing agricultural land in the Negev or arresting and convicting peaceful protesters like Lina Khattab, Palestinians face daily harassment. Nevertheless, resistance continues whether against land occupation or against the incarceration […]
It has been almost two years since the mass murder of over a 1,000 garment workers at Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but the fight for justice for the victims’ families and the survivors continues. After a long delay, another major clothing brand, Benetton, has agreed to start paying compensation, […]
As reported recently, the situation for asylum seekers in Australia’s offshore detention centres in Manus and Nauru continue to deteriorate. A recent round of non-cooperation by asylum seekers at the Nauru detention centre has been met with a harsh response from the Nauru authorities that have arrested over one hundred […]
From the 1950’s up to the 1970’s, workers in Japan were well organised and had strong, militant unions. Following years of economic restructuring, anti union laws and co-option of sections of the leadership, unions in Japan are facing a tough climate in which to grow again. In the last couple […]