Yearly Archives: 2015

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 […]

As reported earlier in October, there is a growing protest movement among Palestinians who are who want to break out of the ongoing repression and restrictions of living under Israeli control. The partition wall that Israel built to annex more Palestinian lands has become one of the focus for the […]

As mentioned a number of times before, the shipbreaking yards in South Asia are incredibly dangerous places for workers. Widespread poverty, repression of any independent trade unions, and collusion by local government agencies, allow companies to disregard health and safety issues. This week, another three workers employed by the S. […]

As reported previously, see here and here, the death of Shahrokh Zamani while in jail, sparked protest actions all around the world. This year has seen an increase in actions by workers in Iran with teachers taking the lead in organising actions. Unfortunately, the repression by the Iranian government continues […]

The last few decades, in many parts of West Asia and North Africa, political Islam has grown to become a dominant force, especially in countries where wars and dictatorships have ravaged societies. Many of these movements are also very anti union and against indepenced labour organising. In many of the […]

Australia’s anti asylum seeker policies are some of the harshest in the world, with many asylum seekers remaining in detention for years. Last week, saw the inhumane debacle of a Somali woman incarcerated in Nauru being shuttled to Australia and back but not receiving the medical care she so desperately […]