This week saw an increase in the threats between the United States and the North Korean governments with both sides threatening military strikes. The peninsula has already witnessed a devastating conflict between 1950-53, that saw North Korea practically levelled by USA bombing. This tension comes at a time of National […]
Daily Archives: August 13, 2017
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Hamed Shamshiripour killed himself last Monday, just outside Australia’s concentration camp in Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Hamed was experiencing worsening mental health issues due to his ongoing detention but received minimal care. He is the seventh person who has died in the last few years in Australia’s overseas concentration […]
Reza Shahabi is a long time member and activist with the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Vahed Syndicate). Earlier this week Reza was forced to return to prison, though there have been conflicting accounts of what his status now is or where he is going to […]
The ship breaking workers at the Gadani yards in Pakistan, won a 10% wage increase last week. While this increase is less than what they were demanding, it is still an important step forward considering the level of union repression in the past. There are now competing unions who are […]
This week, Thara Wanichpongpan, a 59 year old man was found guilty of Lese Majeste and sentenced to 20 years in jail. His crime was to upload podcasts that were allegedly critical of the monarchy. In a separate case, Pravit Rojanaphruk, a journalist with Khaosod was formally accused of sedition […]
This week, another nine journalists were arrested as part of a larger group of 35 media workers. All have been accused of ‘membership of an armed terrorist organisation’. These arrests are just the latest in a continuing campaign that has seen around 150,000 workers suspended or sacked from their jobs […]
On August 10, tens of thousands of plant construction workers staged a massive rally by taking over Gwangwhamun Square in Seoul. They were demanding improvements to their pay and conditions. In another sector, Brewery workers employed by the global AB InBev group held a strike action against the company’s violation […]
In a struggle that spanned 13 years, hundreds of workers won back their collective agreement and restored collective bargaining rights. The dispute began in 2004 when the owner, Shangri-La Hotels, closed its Rasa Sayang Resort in Penang for renovations for almost two years. Once the new hotel opened, the employers […]