Thousands of workers at the Azim Group’s Orchid and Savar factories in Chittagong have continued to face intimidation, violence and brutality from their employers in their quest to form a union. This week, 61 of the main labour organisers have had criminal charges filed against them, with 22 workers still […]
Daily Archives: June 18, 2017
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Around 6,000 glass workers employed by the Şişecam group have won significant concessions on shift bonuses for night work, holiday, travel and clothing allowance, and a wage increases across the board. This agreement came after two weeks of militant industrial action which included workers occupying their factories. While this is […]
Hundreds of dismissed workers from an electronics factory owned by operators in Taiwan, received fantastic news this week when a Korean court ruled in their favour. The decision not only declared that their dismissals were invalid, but also ordered the company to pay back wages. The workers have kept up […]
Late last week, satirical columnist Ko Kyaw Zwa Naing was released without charge after being detained for two weeks for alleged defamation under the sweeping powers of Article 66 of the Telecommunications Law. His paper’s chief editor, U Kyaw Min Swe, is still in jail and will be tried under […]
The last couple of years has seen a marked increase in mobilisations by a number of racist, far right and fascist organisations throughout Australia (see here and here). This coming Sunday, 25 June, in Melbourne, Australia far right groups will try to use nationalism to divide and weaken working class […]
The situation for workers and their communities in Kashmir has deteriorated sharply over the last couple of years. Working class communities have been the hardest hit with disruption to basic services, repression by paramilitary and police forces and loss of employment. A major meeting was recently held by a number […]
Labour and human rights activists will once again stage a number of events and co-ordinated rallies in support of the rights of refugees this Tuesday, the 20 June (see here for Melbourne rally). Refugees are the victims of an economic and political system that creates war and oppression. Australian government […]