Yearly Archives: 2016

As reported previously, Australia has been witnessing the growth of new racist and fascist organisations. The continuing economic situation, the never ending War on Terror, and the vilification by politicians and the mass media of refugees and Muslims have provided a fertile ground for these parties to develop. One of […]

The outcomes of the occupation by Israel of Palestinian lands have been documented before, whether in the repression that it unleashes, or the continual resistance to it that it breeds. A Palestinian journalist, Muhammad al-Qiq, is currently close to death due to a hunger strike in protest against the continuing […]

The city state of Singapore is a tightly controlled country where labour is heavily regulated and workers have little scope to organise independently. Labour and social protests are often quickly repressed by the government (see here and here). A rare sit down protest by migrant workers in the construction industry […]

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 […]

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 […]

In response to plans to privatise Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and cut workers’ conditions and militancy, workers at the airline have been on strike for over a month. In response, the government initially provided military pilots to the PIA to keep aeroplanes flying and then, as the workers held firm, […]