In another tragic case highlighting the dangers of coal mining, a wall collapse killed 6 workers while an unknown number of workers are still missing and probably trapped. This disaster happened at the Şırnak Coal Mines, located at the foothills of the Cudi Mountain, in south eastern Turkey. According to […]
Daily Archives: October 22, 2017
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The offensive that the Myanmar government instigated against the Rohingya population a few months ago in western Myanmar shows no sign of slowing down. In what can only be seen as an orchestrated attempt to arrive at a ‘final solution’ by expelling all Rohingya people, there are now an estimated […]
In a brutal display of anti-union action, Amertron Electronics, a semiconductor and optoelectronics producer, has recently sacked 532 labour activists. The workers had begun to take action in September over a number of health and safety issues, as well as wages and health insurance issues. The company, which employs around […]
Workers in Australia employed by Aerocare, a leading independent provider of aviation services, are engaged in a long running fight against the company’s attempts to cut costs. Specifically, the company wants to slash wages to poverty levels and introduce split shifts that would force workers to sleep at their workplace […]
Following on from the ground breaking victory earlier this year by the Anganwadi workers in and around New Dehli, many other similar rural health workers have been taking action to increase their wages and better their conditions. In Odisha state in Eastern India, this week the state government has promised […]
This week, Jeepney drivers staged a two day strike in the Metro Manila area to protest against oil price increases, increasingly strict franchising and regularisation guidelines, and ever multiplying government fees. Another issue has been the government’s plan to modernise the fleet which, according to the Jeepney drivers will only […]
Last week, the two biggest Palestinian political factions, announced that they signed an initial unity agreement. This deal was announced by both sides as ‘a declaration of the end to division and a return to national Palestinian unity’. While this is a positive steps, there are many big issues to […]
Every year, millions of workers either die, get injured or suffer major illnesses because of unsafe workplaces. Unions fight for safety at work. At the end of this month in Melbourne, Australia, a major conference will be held by trade unionists and labour activists to talk about how best to […]