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On the eve of the 5th major protest against government corruption on Saturday the 19th of November, the Malaysian government arrested a number of key activists of the Bersih 5 movement including opposition parliamentarian Tian Chua and Arulchelvan (Arul) from the Malaysian Socialist Party leadership. Bersih 5 main demands are […]

Tuesday the 15th of November was Palestine National Day. This day was chosen 28 years ago to remember that the fight of the Palestinians is a fight against dispossession and occupation and for the creation of their own state. This day was marked around the world with demonstrations and statements […]

The Victorian Trades Hall Council has called a Rally in support of the 55 sacked maintenance workers at Carlton and United Breweries (CUB). Unions knew that SABMiller & AB InBev, the parent company of CUB, was intending to attack workers wages and conditions globally. In June a conference of the […]

International Workers Memorial Day on the 28 of April was marked all around the world by actions and ceremonies to remember those workers who have died at work and to fight for safe and health workplaces. Places as diverse as Melbourne-Australia, Hong Kong, Manila-Philippines, and Jakarta-Indonesia. In the same week, […]

In a long expected verdict, the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, this week declared the Australian refugee detention centre in Manus Island as illegal. It ordered its immediate closure, a direction that the PNG Government said it will implement as soon as possible. This has once again highlighted the […]

Last week, Sol Pillas, the Secretary General of the Migrante International died following complications from a heart attack. Sol had been a domestic worker in Hong Kong for 25 years. Through her work in Hong Kong and seeing the exploitation that Filipino migrant workers were subjected to, Sol became more […]

This week the military arrested another 10 anti-dictatorship activists as well as breaking up anti-government demonstrations. Some of those arrested have now been accused of ‘crimes’ under the Sedition Act or the Lese Majeste Act. These are both draconian laws that carry long jail sentences. In a separate incident, an […]

The globalisation of the world economy and the increase use of temporary migrant labour has also seen a rise in the numbers of workers being grossly exploited. In mid-April, in the north eastern city of Brisbane, 50 workers from Taiwan were discovered being kept as virtual slaves and forced to […]

International Worker’s Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year. Events and actions are held by labour organisations and activists around the world to remember those who have died or have been injured at the workplace. Millions of workers annually are injured or killed by their work. The day […]

May Day has been celebrated internationally since 1886 as the day for workers to unite as a class. Capitalists and governments are killing us in our workplaces and in our communities. Workers need to stop the politics of austerity and war. March in solidarity with workers in struggle everywhere. Rallies […]