Yearly Archives: 2015

The conditions for workers in the garment sector in countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia and Pakistan are some of the worst in the world. While workers have continually fought for better conditions and wages in all of these countries (see here and here), they are usually met with repression and the […]

This year has seen a marked increase in mobilisations by a number of racist, far right and fascist organisations in Australia. These mobilisations have been countered by various labour and anti racist/fascist activists. Unfortunately, fascist elements are continuing to organise and are now concentrating on the southern regional city of […]

The Pulmuone Company specialises in producing perishable foods in South Korea and has branches in other countries. Truck drivers for Pulmuone are under attack as with many other Korean workers. Recently these truck drivers undertook strike actions against low pay rates, long hours and unsafe working conditions. While they managed […]

The replacement of the Australian Prime Minister by his own party earlier this month, raised the hopes that thousands of refugees stuck in detention centres around Australia and internationally would receive justice. Of particular concern are the two concentration camps in Manus Island, PNG, and in Nauru, where human rights […]

While the Filipino workers movement has a proud history of struggle and organising, the reality is that much of the Philippine’s working class have to endure unsafe working conditions, long days and low wages (see here and here). A new report by Human Rights Watch has reported on the widespread […]

Last year, Hong Kong witnessed massive and sustained protests by tens of thousands of people for greater democracy and greater political space to organise. These protests were met with repression and arrests (see here and here). This week, thousands took to the streets again to mark the 1st anniversary of […]

The heroic and bitter struggle of the Ssangyong workers has been well documented over the last few years (see here, here, here and here), but the struggle for justice is still continuing. This month a delegation of dismissed Ssangyong Korean workers went to Mumbai, India in an effort to pressure […]

As reported previously (see here and here), the Japanese government’s intention to increase its military capabilities have produced a growing anti militarism movement in Japan. Its passage in Parliament produced violent scenes as opposition deputies tried to stop the reading of the bill. Meanwhile huge crowds outside broke through police […]

Saturday 19 September was the 9th anniversary of the 2006 military coup and hundreds of human rights activists held a forum to discuss this event and then marched to the nearby Democracy Monument. This event coincided with the 54th birthday of independent journalist and labour activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk who is […]

As reported previously, the influx of big numbers of refugees in Europe is a symptom of the ongoing war in Syria and crisis in nearby countries. In the last couple of weeks Russia has stepped up its intervention into the conflict by expanding its military bases in the coastal cities […]