This week, in a stunning attack against the South Korean workers movement, Mr Han Sang-gyun, the President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), was given a five year jail sentence. Han’s ‘crimes’ were for organising demonstrations. Han has been a tireless fighter for labour rights, spanning his early […]
Daily Archives: July 10, 2016
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Last week, one of the remaining workers still in jail following the repression of the Maruti Suzuki workers struggle in 2012, was released on bail. Of the original 148 workers that were arrested, 35 still remain in jail. The campaign by the Maruti Suzuki workers was a watershed struggle for […]
This week, more than 3000 workers from a number of independent unions staged a demonstration as part of a continuing campaign in support of their right to organise without intimidation (see here and here). Since the formation of a new government in the middle of last year, employers have staged […]
While the recent Federal election in Australia was narrowly won by the current conservative government, the results also saw the election of far right candidates. The One Nation party, led by Pauline Hanson, made a triumphant return to Parliament with a number of Senators being elected. One Nation is based […]
This week, compensation payments to the victims of the fire at the Tazreen Fashion garment factory were finally completed. It has been almost three years since the devastating fire at the Tazreen garment factory claimed the lives of 112 workers. The injured and surviving workers, the relatives of the dead […]
On the last day of June, Jafar Azimzadeh, the Chair of the Free Union of Workers of Iran, ended his two month hunger strike when Iranian authorities granted him special leave. Jafar had been taken to hospital due to his deteriorating health and there were fears that he would be […]
In a world first, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, a monument is going to be unveiled in Honour of All the Victims of Genocide and Atrocity Crimes. The overwhelming victims of genocides and mass atrocities have always been workers, their families and communities. Such crimes are a weapon of […]
Late last month, the Indian government announced a financial assistance package to the garment and textile industry of around US $900 Million. This package is intended to create 10 million new jobs over the next three years. This package also outlines changes to the labour laws which will facilitate the […]