Following last months’ jailing of 13 Maruti Suzuki workers for life sentences, workers in India and internationally have continued their campaign to free them and to assert the right to organise and form independent unions. April 4 & 5 were designated as days of action in support for the imprisoned […]
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The situation for the majority of Palestinians continues to deteriorate as another anniversary of Land Day saw more arrests. To coincide with this day, the Israeli government approved new settlements in the Occupied West Bank and set aside funds to construct new ones. The Israeli government continues to use mass […]
The ongoing restructuring of work in Australia towards more contract, casual or short term jobs is generating a catastrophe for millions of workers. At the recent Formula One event in Melbourne, workers were sought for the ‘opportunity’ to work for no pay at all, while workers at Sydney airport have […]
In a long running case, hundreds of Japanese labour activists rallied in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture outside the headquarters of Sanken Electric Company to demand the reinstatement of dismissed Korean workers. The company sacked 35 of its workers last year, all of whom were active union members. In the fight […]
A strike last month by hundreds of workers that led to physical clashes against management inside the Hangzhou Hundred-Tex Garment factory is another sign that workers in Myanmar are tired of waiting for better times. Amid continued repression, the garment industry has continued to expand in Myanmar, bringing more and […]
After a fight that lasted two months, workers employed at the Parmalat dairy factory, won their right to secure employment contracts and wage increases. The company had tried to introduce a new agreement that would have increased the number of casual and contract workers, limit union rights and offer minimal […]
This week, a young woman worker was killed and 7 others hospitalised when a wood-fired boiler at their garment factory exploded. The Zhen Tai Garment Co Ltd, located in the Thmey disctrict of Phnom Penh, employs nearly 2,000 workers and is a major supplier of Levi trousers. The garment sector […]
This week, 300 workers held a sit in protest at the Hyundai Motor factory, located in Tamil Nadu, against the company’s refusal to allow entry to two labour activists. Workers’ anger at the anti-union stance of management dates back to the factory’s launch in 2008. Other major actions and disputes […]
The political situation in Syria is changing as the remnant forces of the popular uprising retreat under the greater military might of a coalition of imperialist actors. There is an ongoing realignment of the imperialist and reactionary forces involved as each now tries to reposition itself to gain advantage in […]
This week, refugee activists in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney tried to stop the deportation of a refugee who has been on a hunger strike. Saeed, a stateless person whose English is very poor, is to be deported to a war zone as his appeal to remain in […]