This week saw the release of 5 of the 28 workers who were arrested at the Khatoon Abad Copper Mines for protesting in late January. The workers needed to post a high bail amount even though no charges have been laid against them. An international solidarity campaign is underway and […]
Daily Archives: February 14, 2016
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In South Korea, Samsung’s electronics division has been a disaster area for workers with many injuries and deaths being recorded. Not surprisingly, Samsung is also viciously anti-union. In the latest disaster to hit workers, four employees of a Samsung sub-contracting firm are in danger of losing their sight due to […]
Workers at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are continuing with their strike notwithstanding the murder of two of their colleagues at a recent demonstration. Support from other workers and unions for the PIA workers has been continuing as their strike is seen as crucial in rebuilding the workers movement in Pakistan. […]
As reported last week, the fight for refugee rights in Australia has hit another critical point. The issue of the return to the concentration camp of Nauru of over 200 refugees, who are in Australia for medical care, has become a major political battleground. Some days ago, doctors in the […]
In December of last year, eight automotive workers in Tamil Nadu, India, received double life sentences stemming from strikes and protests in 2009. Their sentencing has generated lots of protests both within India and internationally. Within India, all eleven major trade union centres have come out in support of the […]
News about workers in Cambodia usually relates to the garment industry because it employs hundreds of thousands of people at low to extremely low wages. Another major and expanding industry is the tourism sector. Workers employed in hospitality are often young women, and face the issues of low wages, insecure […]