wednesday 7 july Report from Iran Iran Solidarity 6:30 pm – all welcome trades hall, lygon street, carlton
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The Freedom Flotilla that was delivering aid to break the Gaza blockade has been attacked by the Israel Navy: 19 solidarity activists have been killed, dozens injured. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called an emergency action for Tuesday 1 June at 4:30 pm in the Bourke Street Mall Melbourne to […]
Programme 01.05.2010 Special one-hour May Day program. Solidarity messages from Australia Asia Worker Links members. Interview with Doris Lee, co-ordinator of the Asian Transnational Corporation Monitoring Network (ATNC). Report from Pier Moro about the labour movement and May Day events in South Korea Interview with Ammar Ali Jan, Youth Secretary […]
Workers: take control ! No to Abhisit – No to Thaksin Yes to Workers’ Government ! For the 6th time in the past forty years the Thai government has used military force to suppress popular discontent against inequality and corruption. But sending tanks against protesters does not solve social problems. […]
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 leaflet here Mr Han led a 77 day strike at the Ssangyong vehicle manufacturing plant in protest against mass sackings. […]
Villagers in Jagatsinghpur in Orissa whose lands are to be acquired for the South Korean steel giant POSCO’s mining and steelworks project have been staging an indefinite peaceful protest since January. On May 15 at around 2.30pm, the police attacked the villagers with rubber bullets, tear gas and lathi charges […]
wednesday 2 june reports by comrades who have recently returned from korea & the philippines Pier Moro AAWL (ASU) Mark Solly AMWU Paul Allwood CFMEU Karen Odermatt CFMEU 6:30 pm trades hall, lygon street, carlton all welcome click here to download leaflet
Melbourne solidarity rally Thursday 20 May at 12:30 pm In front of Thai Airways office 250 Collins Street, Melbourne Soldiers – Don’t shoot ! Abhisit government – Resign ! This is a time of crisis for workers in Thailand. The Abhisit government must go. It is the 6th time in […]
Thailand: Workers take control! Soldiers: Don’t shoot! No to Abhisit – No to Thaksin Yes to Workers’ Government! This is a time of crisis for workers in Thailand. The Abhisit government must go. To achieve democratic rights and economic justice the working people of Thailand have to defeat the Abhisit […]
It was with sorrow and anger that AAWL learned that on Sunday 9 May 2010 the Iranian regime executed five political prisoners including Mr Farzad Kamangar. The four young men and one woman were executed for their political opposition to the regime. Farzad Kamangar was a member of the Teachers’ […]