Unilever: Solidarity rallies in Philippines and South Africa IUF Global campaign More than 70 activists from the Philippines Alliance of Progressive Labour, including leaders of the IUF-affiliated NUWHRAIN, demonstrated their solidarity with the struggle against disposable jobs at Unilever’s Pakistan tea operations at Unilever headquarters in Manila on 15 September… […]
Nestlé: ‘Pattern of Systematic Human Rights Abuses’ IUF Global campaign Fellesforbundet and the NNN, the IUF’s Norwegian affiliates with membership in the food sector, together with the national trade union center LO, have publicly called on the Finance Ministry to conduct an evaluation to determine whether the State Pension Fund’s […]
Indian government urged to take lesson from South Africa and ban asbestos Pointing out that South Africa has joined some 50 countries in banning the use of asbestos, the Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI) has urged the Indian government to follow suit. South Africa used to be the fifth […]
Justice for Palestine Rally Friday 25 September at 6 pm State Library Swanston St Melbourne Israel continues to pursue a policy of systematic cruelty and brutality towards the Palestinians. Following the December 08 invasion, Gaza is still blockaded and the West Bank is more fragmented than ever. Now, more than […]
Indonesian socialist and women’s liberation activist Vivi Widyawati will be speaking on "Women’s liberation and the struggle for socialist politics in Indonesia". Widyawati is the national coordinator of the National Network for Women’s Liberation – an Indonesian women’s liberation organisation consisting of local women’s committees, coordinating bodies and women’s sections […]
Faced with the possibility of losing the highly lucrative labour supply contracts that have underpinned the disposable jobs regime at Unilever Pakistan’s Lipton tea factory for two decades, contractors are colluding with factory management to instigate violent attacks on the workers campaigning for the right to direct, permanent jobs. Unilever […]
Mansour Ossanlu, the leader of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed), was arrested on 10 July 2007. Mansour Ossanlu’s health is deteriorating. He has been denied permission to leave the prison for treatment for pre-existing medical problems, and new ones gained through the […]
A QCU update – the latest on the campaign for wage justice August 2009 Court proceedings commence Litigation commenced in the District Court on 19 August with the lodging of a writ on behalf of claimant, Uncle Conrad Yeatman, a former carpenter and labourer from Yarrabah. Uncle Conrad’s wages were […]
from APWSL Aichi Group Next Stage of The Struggle by Mr. Tanaka against JTEKT Corporation Mr. Tanaka who works at JTEKT Corporation, one of the Toyota group companies, and is a member of All Toyota Union, reported on the preparations for the meeting in support of him taking the company […]