Thai railway workers are still fighting for re-instatement after OH&S dispute last year led to six union delegates being sacked: The International Transport Workers’ Federation this week called on the Thai government to reinstate the six railway workers. The ITF has welcomed the findings of an industrial relations body in […]
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Amid continuing attacks on their rights, Iranian workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have formed a ‘Council of the Isfahan Steel Workers’ to better unify the workers’ ranks and defend their rights: "The Isfahan Steel Company (ISC) has been one of the largest industrial enterprises in all Iran. Nevertheless, despite […]
Amid continuing attacks on their rights, Iranian workers at the Isfahan Steel Company have formed a ‘Council of the Isfahan Steel Workers’ to better unify the workers’ ranks and defend their rights: "The Isfahan Steel Company (ISC) has been one of the largest industrial enterprises in all Iran. Nevertheless, despite […]
Nearly one thousand tea workers and their families continue to suffer collective punishment at the hands of India’s Tata Group. Workers at the Nowera Nuddy Tea Estate in West Bengal, India went without pay, food and rations from September 14 until December 12 last year following a protest in August […]
Welcome to the first edition for 2010 of AAWL’s labour news, an e-newsletter that brings you updates and events about the labour movement in the Asia Pacific region. Comments and feedback are welcome. Workers change the world.
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD originated in the USA in 1908, when women garment workers held demonstrations protesting against their appalling and dangerous working conditions. Women’s struggles is union business. AAWL, in solidarity with workers internationally, will celebrate IWD on the 8th of March in Melbourne, Australia. […]
May 1st is international labour day. AAWL will join workers all around the world on the 1st of May to celebrate May Day in Melbourne, Australia. AAWL would like to write a joint May Day message together with comrades around the world, suitable for reading at workers’ rallies and meetings […]
Ending 345 days of hard negotiations over the Yongsan fire that claimed six lives, 5 demonstrators and one police, during an eviction from a redevelopment site, the developer and victims reached an agreement in late December 2009. It is estimated that 3.5 billion won ($3 million) was offered to the […]
Jafar Ebrahimi, the teacher trade unionist that was held in jail simply for trying to organise a union meeting, was freed on bail in December. However, Education International remains concerned about the continued detention of Farzad Kamangar, Rasoul Bodaghi and Hashem Khastar. EI addressed a letter to the Supreme Leader […]
Members of the Maritime Workers Union who have been shifting asbestos from Barrow Island for the Gorgon gas project are refusing to return to work until their safety is guaranteed. Workers were exposed to asbestos fibres from pellets dug up and transported from Barrow Island. Asbestos was used in pipes […]