The continued repression by Israel and the resistance by Palestinians has been reported previously (see here and here) but in the last week tensions in Jerusalem have escalated greatly. The flashpoint is the al-Aqsa mosque where Israeli far right activists and settlers are trying to gain more access to the […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Facing widespread calls by the Australian public to accept more refugees from the wars in West Asia, the Australian government announced that it would take an additional 13,500 refugees from Syria. This intake will concentrate on bringing in the ‘most oppressed communities’, a sentence that for many refugee advocates means […]
As reported previously, the mass exodus of people from Syria and neighbouring countries is a reflection of the intensifying cycle of repression, war and exploitation in that region. The announcement by Australia that it will now target Islamic State in Syria will only intensify the suffering of ordinary Syrians without […]
This year has seen continued industrial activity by teachers in Iran (see here and here) with many of the main activists arrested. This week news has come out that Mahmoud Langroodi, a board member of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association (Tehran) was arrested at his home while another two unionists, […]
When almost 200 employees of SF Leather decided to organise and join the union Deriteks, the company sacked 14 of the main labour activists in March of this year. The company also sought to crush the workers’ effort to organise. Unfortunately, such anti union tactics in Turkey are not isolated […]
The continuing global economic crisis is affecting the large shipbuilding sector in South Korea, with workers under pressure to pay for this crisis. The main companies affected are Hyundai, Daewoo and Samsung. This week, 25,000 workers at Hyundai and Daewoo shipyards staged a 4 hour strike against a continuing wage […]
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. […]
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 […]