At least 25 workers were killed and over 100 injured earlier this week, when the four storey factory that they were working in collapsed on them. This collapse is just the latest criminal disaster that has killed workers in Pakistan (see here) and has sad echoes of the Rana Plaza […]
Daily Archives: November 9, 2015
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The collapse of a building under construction in the central Chinese city of Beiwudu in Wuyang county, which killed 17 workers and injured many others, is unfortunately not an isolated incident. Latest reports put the number of major structural building failures so far this year at over 80, causing deaths […]
For the last few years, Indonesian workers have staged massive protests in an ongoing attempt to achieve a living wage. The last twelve months has seen deteriorating economic conditions and increasing number of workers being dismissed. Nevertheless, workers have continued to organise and protest. At the end of October, over […]
The conditions that migrant workers have to endure in the rich Gulf countries of West Asia have been well documented before (see here). The Kafala system in force in countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, is one of the main reasons that workers are left powerless and often […]
While the recent upsurge of violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories has been well documented, the reality is that normal life is becoming impossible for most Palestinians. The reality for Palestinians is that any show of peaceful popular dissent is targeted by the Israeli military and police apparatus, including […]
As reported last month, truck drivers employed by the large food company Pulmuone have undertaken strike actions against low pay rates, long hours and unsafe working conditions. The company has not only refused to negotiate, but have kept up unrelenting pressure on workers aided by the actions of police and […]
This year has seen a marked increase in mobilisations by a number of racist, far right and fascist organisations throughout Australia (see here). These mobilisations have been countered by a number of labour and anti racist/fascist activists. Unfortunately, the far right is continuing to organise and have called a new […]