On the 11th of September 2012, a fire started at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan. Even though the factory had just passed a safety inspection, over 250 workers were burned to death because the exit doors were locked, and there were non-existence fire safety procedures and equipment. […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
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The anti worker and anti union activities of Samsung in South Korea over the years have been well documented, but just this week, the company once again blocked families’ attempts to claim compensation. Due to the relentless opposition by the company, some families of dead and injured workers have split […]
In a momentous event for all workers around the world, this week around 150 million workers in India staged a nationwide general strike. These actions have been by far the biggest coordinated industrial mobilisation by workers in the history of capitalism. Indian workers were protesting against proposed laws that would […]
The continuing flow of thousands of refugees from West Asia and North Africa, is leading to increasing political tensions in Europe. While how to deal with this influx is important for the welfare of the refugees, and has generated much solidarity, it overlooks the factors behind this influx. The causes […]
Philippines Airlines sacked almost 3,000 workers four years ago, in an attempt to contract out and casualise its workforce. These workers, organised by their union – PALEA, fought back against the company. The dispute lasted over two years and involved co-ordinated actions with airline workers around the world. In late […]
As in many other countries of the world, the public transport system of the southern Australian city of Melbourne is privatised. The company that runs the tram and train system, MTR Corporation, is a global company which also runs public transport systems in four other countries. Negotiations for a new […]
On the first day of September, tens of thousands of workers took to the streets of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta demanding better labour laws and a new minimum wage for 2016. This demonstration was jointly co-ordinated by the three main union Federations in Indonesia. With the ongoing scourge of […]
Israel’s use of administrative detention as a tool of repression has been well documented. Nevertheless, hundreds of Palestinians continue to suffer. One of the few ways that Palestinian prisoners have to fight back is by going on hunger strikes. Kayed Fawzi Abu Rish has been on hunger strike for over […]
As reported in previous stories (see here and here) the anti-war movement in Japan has been growing in strength in its opposition to the Shinzo Abe government’s military expansion. Last week, a massive demonstration of over 100,000 people converged outside the Japanese parliament calling for nuclear disarmament and the respecting […]
As reported previously, maritime workers in the ports of the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane are involved in a bitter dispute against the global giant Hutchison. The dispute centres on restructuring and job losses. The workers are in discussion at the industrial court – Fair Work Australia, but the […]