Yearly Archives: 2016

Bilal Kayed is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Recently Bilal had completed his jail sentence of over 14 years. Once completed, the Israeli government handed him another 6 months administrative detention. Bilal has now been on hunger strike for almost two months. Bilal’s situation […]

A recent report by two international human rights organisations has once again highlighted the barbaric treatment that refugees in Australia’s offshore detention camps are subjected to. While the Australian government response was to deny everything, refugee advocates in Australia are continuing to fight against these repressive policies. Even in death, […]

In late July, in a landmark meeting, garment unions from seven countries met in Phnom Penh to discuss how to collaborate better to achieve living wages and safe workplaces for all garment workers. The garment industry around the world is characterised by a brutal Race to the Bottom where workers […]

On 6 August 1945, the US government devastated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs.  Both bombs killed tens of thousands of people directly, injured tens of thousands, and has caused ongoing lethal consequences for millions of people more. The union movement has a long anti- war history.  […]

Rodrigo Duterte was elected as the new Filipino President on a law and order agenda. His first few month have now seen this agenda put into practice with an estimated 300 people killed in extra judicial hits. These murders are being justified as part of a War on Drugs to […]

On the 26th of July, Cho Sung-deok, the vice-president of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers Union (KPTU) was given a two year jail sentence. Sung-doek's crime was for participating in mass rallies during 2015. This sentence is just the latest of a series of convictions against Korean union […]

Steve Bower was killed two years ago when a box-stacking lift that was four metres high collapsed on him at the factory he was working at. The company, AB recycling, was found guilty this week of grave safety violations and fined over US $600,000. Unfortunately the owners of AB Recycling […]

The situation in the semi-autonomous zone of Kashmir in North West India has deteriorated in the last few months with many people killed and injured by Indian security forces. While the issue of the political status of  Jammu and Kashmir have been an issue for many decades, the current problems […]

The workforce at the SAB Miller Sonepat Brewery in the norther state of Haryana, India, have been involved in mass protests this month. The workers are taking action against the harassment and intimidation of their union leaders as well as the company's refusal to respect collective bargaining rights. Actions include […]

The Australian government is pushing ahead with a plan to exempt workers on vessels in the offshore oil and gas industries from visa requirements. Some of the biggest companies in the world operate off the coast of Australia extracting oil and gas. The visa exemption would allow these companies to […]