The military coup of almost a year ago has created a climate of fear and repression in Thailand with ongoing arrests. The Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation of Thailand (TWF) issued a call last week for a 40% increase in the minimum wage and an end to military rule. […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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As reported previously (see here and here,) life for workers in the West Bank and Gaza is very difficult because of the political and economic restrictions imposed by Israel and neighbouring countries. May Day is a chance for all workers in Palestine to express solidarity and push for their rights. […]
For the last 20 years, life for workers in Iraq has been very tough, having to contend with economic blockades, wars, foreign invasion, occupation and a series of civil wars and uprisings. This year, workers used the occasion of May Day to rally and demand the right to organise, to […]
On May Day, thousands of Burmese garment workers staged a demonstration through central Yangon demanding greater freedoms and at least a doubling of the minimum wage. Because of the continued poverty and exploitation in Burma, hundreds of thousands of workers have had to find work outside of the country. For […]
In a terrifying discovery on May Day, the international workers day, a Bangladeshi migrant worker was found alive in a mass grave that contained the bodies of at least another 30 workers. This mass grave was situated in the southern Thailand jungle area of the Sadao district, Songkhla province, which is […]
The exploitation of migrant workers in the Gulf countries in West Asia has been well documented with workers enduring long days for terrible wages. The toll in terms of deaths and injuries is hidden as much as possible until a major disaster reveals the truth. This week, a convention centre […]
This year was the 129th anniversary of May Day, the international workers day. Amid continuing attacks on workers ability to organise and confront the ongoing global economic crisis, millions of workers took to the streets all around the world. In the Asia Pacific region, rallies were held in Australia, Indonesia, […]
Human rights activist and Director of ‘The Second Floor’, a progressive social space, Sabeen Mahmud became the latest victim of assassination by unknown assailants in Pakistan. Sabeen was well known for speaking out on the continued disappearances of people in the south west province of Balochistan. Her assassination sparked protests […]
As reported previously, Iranian teachers have been at the forefront of industrial disputes this year as they battle against low wages and insecure work. In the middle of April, there was another mass mobilisation with tens of thousands of teachers going out on strike in around 70 cities in Iran. […]
The 17th of April was Palestinian Prisoners Day. This day marks the first liberation of a Palestinian political prisoner from an Israeli jail. There are currently around 6,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, many held without charge, including many children. The arrests of Palestinians is a daily reality in […]