When Thai unionists and activists visited Somyot Pruksakasemsuk in jail recently he asked them to convey his appreciation for the solidarity support he has received. Somyot said that, if possible, campaign activities at Thai embassies overseas could help. He said that Thai embassies would report such actions to the Thai […]
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Iran Solidarity Melbourne has organised a protest march to coincide with the second anniversary of the 2009 presidential elections which sparked off Iran’s biggest popular uprising since the 1979 revolution. The 2009 protests were severely repressed, and since then hundreds have been executed by the regime and many have been simply […]
12.30pm at the Nicholson St entry to the Royal Exhibition Centre in Carlton June 19 The Refugee Advocacy Network is calling on all groups and individuals who support refugee rights to come together and send a clear message to the government: it’s time to end mandatory detention. Last year’s Melbourne […]
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) at a press conference on May 15, 2011 demanded special allocation in five areas in the National Budget of the country for the fiscal year 2011-12. The NGWF also announced a set of action programs to realize the following demands: A full rationing system […]
Workers from Ankur Udyog who were already in dispute for pay and conditions were shot by company security guards on 3 May when they returned to their factory after a May Day march in Delhi. However this violent action did not stop the workers, who intensified their campaign, and solidarity […]
On May 24 more than 2,500 police entered the Yoosung Enterprise factory which hundreds of unionized workers had been occupying for the past week. The plant manufactures parts for Hyundai and other major car makers in Korea. About 500 unionists were detained. Police obtained arrest warrants for two union leaders […]
The Turkish government has filed criminal charges against 111 union leaders, members and supporters which carry prison terms of up to 5 years in connection with a 2010 demonstration in Ankara. The Ankara action was in support of 12,000 workers made redundant overnight following the privatization of the state tobacco […]
3CR is Melbourne’s community radio station and was established in 1976 to provide a voice for those denied access to the mass media, particularly the working class, women and Indigenous people. AAWL’s weekly radio program, Asia Pacific Currents, first went to air in the mid 1980s. We broadcast stories and […]
Gorakhpur, Utter Pradesh, India. Workers at Ankur Udyog textile manufacturing company had been in dispute for wages and conditions. Hundreds of workers from Ankur Udyog travelled to Delhi to participate in a May Day march and present their charter of demands to the government. Because they went to the march, […]
AAWL public meeting Wednesday 1 June at 6pm Discussion: How do we fight the corporations ? Global corporations plan their production, distribution and sale strategies. They also plan strategies to reduce wage and production costs and how to defeat union campaigns. How can workers coordinate internationally to defeat the corporations? […]