Yearly Archives: 2016

Cambodia’s government is engaged in a serious anti-union offensive and earlier this year introduced the infamous New Labour Law.  Negotiations have commenced for a national minimum wage in the garment sector, which in 2014 saw the arrest of 23 workers and the death of four people.  This time around, the […]

Further investigations have brought to light the treachery of Australia’s biggest yellow union, the SDA.  In these reports, new evidence shows that countless companies in the retail industry have been significantly underpaying their workers, adding to the revelations exposed in the Coles dispute.  In another blow to the SDA, they […]

As President Duterte’s administration approaches its 4th month of office, the death toll of the war on drugs he has unleashed is literally increasing too fast to count. It is believed that by the end of August, 2000 people will have been killed by either police or death squads. Amid […]

A recent report on child labour has highlighted the social catastrophe that affects many Iraqis due to the ongoing effects of war. UNICEF reports that there are over half a million underage workers in Iraq, often working in precarious conditions in an environment that is badly regulated. The number of […]

The war in Bouganville that began in 1988 and lasted for 10 years, cost the lives of approximately 20,000 people. The dispute focused on the huge Panguna mine owned by Rio Tinto. While the Papua New Guinea government carried out the war against the local landowners, the Australian government was […]

A recent investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found that a group of 26 fruit workers from Pacific Island nations were subjected to illegal practices. The workers were brought here by Seasonal Labour Solution, a labour hire company, and were not only underpaid but also subjected to extraordinary long hours […]

Over 300 workers employed at the Hyosung plant in Çerkezköy, a small city just west of Istanbul, Turkey, have been on strike since mid-August against the company’s anti-union stance. Five years ago the workers managed to form a union and get it formally recognised by the courts. The company challenged […]

Last weekend, migrant workers in South Korea staged rallies in the cities of Seoul, Daegu and Busan to call for greater rights. As with many other countries in the world, migrant workers in South Korea are brought in on temporary visas, are unable to access the full rights that other […]

The most recent report about the shipbreaking industry in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh details the consequences of the brutal Race to the Bottom that drives this industry. As the country with the lowest wages and costs, Bangladesh received around 40% of the ships sent to South Asia during the months […]

Jayathilake Bandara is a Sri Lankan performing artist who has a long history of activism in campaigning against terror, war and injustice. He sings about the need for social justice, peace and the right to live without the fear of repression. Jayathilake has faced victimisation and physical attacks in Sri Lanka […]