Afghani people continue to be killed. Many are forced to become refugees in Pakistan and other countries. The Afghanistan war is a used to justify attacks on workers’ rights across the world. The Afghanistan war is used to keep workers divided. Stop the war on Afghanistan. Stop the war on […]
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The right to organise unions and take collective action including industrial action and solidarity actions The right of all workers to organise collectively without being subjected to violence, intimidation or legal harassment Secure employment Health & Safety at work, compensation, rehabilitation A living wage for all workers in all industries […]
Yogyakarta Indonesia. Forty-two Saphire Square shopping centre security guards were sacked without receiving their last month’s salary or their Ramadan allowance. They had been in continuous employment for the past 4 years The security guards organised a sit in protest. The security guards are contract workers outsourced from the company […]
In 2002 the Queensland Government made an offer of $55.4 million to the indigenous workers who’s wages they had stolen. But the process adopted by the government excluded many workers with genuine claims. This meant that only $20 million was distributed to workers since 2002. Instead of distributing the remaining […]
Sign the online petition here The Barisan Nasional government with the Malaysian Employer Federation (MEF), are planning to make changes to three existing labour laws to the detriment of workers. The Malasian Human Rights organisation SUARAM says that: Employers will be able to retrench workers easily since the workers can’t […]
Workers at PT Jaya Readymix, a subsidiary of Australian company Boral, went on strike in early August to demand better wages and conditions. After a week, the company acceded to most of the workers demands. Both the Central Leadership of Confederation KASBI and the Stewards of the Jaya Ready Mix […]
Since mid April, the workers at the Turkish subsidiary of the global logistic company UPS, have been involved in an increasingly bitter dispute. In response to the local union’s, TUMTIS, organising drive, the company has dismissed over 150 union members and supporters at various sites around Turkey. Workers are looking […]
Migrant workers are often placed in vulnerable working conditions due to laws that weaken their rights. Many migrant workers die, and more get injured because of unsafe conditions at their workplaces. A Sri Lankan maid recently suffered horrific injuries at the hands of her employer. Ariyawathie arrived back in Sri […]
Unions in Sydney, Australia, in late August held a solidarity demonstration in front of the local Nestlé-owned Nespresso shop. This rally was in support of the SBNIP union who represents workers at the Nescafé factory in Panjang, Indonesia. The workers there have been trying for 3 years to have the […]