Since the middle of July, migrant workers have been organising a series of actions around the country to protest the South Korean government’s unjust crackdown against undocumented migrant workers. The protests have been organised by the Migrant Trade Union (MTU), an affiliate of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. The […]
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After accusing four leaders of the Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation Workers Association (TMPCWA) of planning and executing production sabotage, the Toyota Motor Company fired these workers in early August. This action is only the last of a long line of anti worker, anti union actions that Toyota has taken over […]
On February 13, 2010 Mr. Han Sang Kyun the Chairman of the Ssangyong Motor Company Union was sentenced to four years in prison. AAWL is campaigning for his release. Download the updated leaflet here and send your solidarity letter before Han’s final appeal hearing on 9 August 2010. Click here […]
At a protest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia, over 30 human rights activists were arrested. The ISA is a preventive detention law that was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957. The ISA allows for detention without […]
Trade unionists and activists are continuining to campaign around the world to free imprisoned trade unionists in Iran and to stop the ongoing repression of Iranian workers Unfortunately, the Iranian government has a long history of suppressing internal political dissent. Mehdi Aslani will give a talk on the 28th of […]
On the 20th of July, over 100,000 power loom workers in Faisalabad struck closing down over 20,000 worksites. In spite of local ordinances that forbids gatherings, and a massive police presence that attacked the demonstration, the workers took over the centre of town. The strike was organised by the Labour […]
A wave of strikes by workers across China since May have affected many multinational companies like Honda. The successes of some of these strikes have increased workers’ expectations of winning higher wages. The uncertain global economic climate and high inflation pressures have made life more difficult for many Chinese workers. […]
Wednesday 4th August Thailand: After the Red Shirts, what next for the labour movement? China: What are the workers doing, and where next? 6.30 pm at the Evatt Room, Trades Hall, Melbourne All Welcome Download leaflet here
Lex Wotton, a 41 year old indigenous man from Palm Island in northern Australia, sentenced to six years jail in November 2008 for inciting a riot, was recently released on parole. The riot erupted after the release of a post-mortem examination on a local indigenous man, Mulrunji Doomadgee, who had […]
Workers at Kennon Auto in Melbourne were successful in achieving their demands after a 20 day strike. They won the right to be represented by a collective union agreement which included significant back pay, annual wage increases and re instatement of workplace conditions. The Kennon Auto workers would like to […]