Yearly Archives: 2015

As detailed previously (click here and here), the Australian Government repression of asylum seekers and refugees keeps increasing with new laws being enacted with the full support of the ALP opposition. One of the latest laws has been the ‘Border Force Act’ which carries a jail term of up to […]

A vote of over 14,000 workers at General Motors plants in South Korea this week approved the taking of industrial action over issues of pay, bonuses and job classification. Some of these issues have been fought by workers over a number of years, (see here and here). The automotive industry is one of […]

Migrant workers all over the world form part of the most exploited layer of the working class. Many of these workers are termed ‘illegal’ as national laws often discriminate against them. In South Korea this week, after a nine year fight, undocumented workers have won the right to join and […]

As reported last week, the Cambodian government wants to pass new legislation that will restrict the rights of workers to unionise. This week, hundreds of workers and their supporters had a protest outside the National Assembly to demand the repeal of the proposed Trade Union Law. In a separate development, […]

The right to form an independent union as opposed to a yellow, company union, is an issue that many workers around the world face. In Malaysia, timber workers have been fighting a long hard fight against their employer, Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), part of the global giant Avantha Group. SFI […]

As the extent of the exploitation of migrant workers in Australia becomes better known, further information is being revealed about the tactics that company’s use. Workers employed at the Baiada poultry plant in Beresfield, NSW have been encouraged to submit fake refugee status applications once their current visas expires. This […]

As previously reported, the conflict in Syria is a multisided war where working class forces face numerous enemies. In the last few weeks we have seen the left-leaning Kurdish forces in Rojava extend their gains amid continued threats by the Turkish State to intervene militarily. These threats are in part […]

Companies, in their quest for ever greater profits, expand their operations internationally by integrating their production, distribution and commercial divisions at a global level. To be effective in confronting this new reality, workers also need to organise and take actions that are integrated and co-ordinated at an international level. In […]

In recent times, Japanese post office workers have taken industrial action against the increasingly harsh management policies that are trying to increase work intensity. This pressure by management includes publicly humiliating workers in front of their colleagues and continually increasing sales targets. Many workers have killed themselves due to this […]

This year has seen a marked increase in the attempts by far right groups in Australia to capitalise on the current economic crisis. These groups are using the current government’s increasing nationalist agenda and ‘War on Terror’ rhetoric to direct people’s fears onto vulnerable groups in society. History shows that […]