Two hundred workers at the KEC electronics factory in Gumi have resorted to occupying the factory in order to force the company to negotiate with them. The industrial dispute started over four months ago in June. In the last week, management agreed to meet the workers, but used the meeting […]
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It has taken more than three years for the Philippines military’s frame up of Vincent ‘Ka Bebot’ Borja, KMU National Council member representing Eastern Visayas, to finally collapse. Ka Bebot was arrested on the 7th of May, 2007, and charged with murder by the military. On the 13th of October […]
Defending Workers and Indigenous Rights Building bridges and global resistance against Multinational Corporations MELBOURNE 12th, 13th & 14th November Trades Hall Lygon St Carlton SYDNEY 26th & 27th November Unions NSW, 4-10 Goulburn St Sydney Registration: $30/$20/$10 or $35/$25/$15 at the door To register please contact James 0417 732 698 […]
Defending Workers and Indigenous Rights Building bridges and global resistance against Multinational Corporations MELBOURNE 12th, 13th & 14th November Trades Hall Lygon St Carlton SYDNEY 26th & 27th November Unions NSW, 4-10 Goulburn St Sydney Registration: $30/$20/$10 or $35/$25/$15 at the door To register please contact James 0417 732 698 […]
Zhao Dongmin, after a year in police custody, was recently found guilty of ‘disrupting public order’ by a court in northern Shaanxi province. He was sentenced to three years in jail. Zhao, a lawyer by training and a Communist Party member, had tried to set up a multi-factory committee to […]
In a long running dispute, 134 teachers, all union trade members, in south Korea are facing imminent dismissal. The Korean Education ministry wants to dismiss these workers for allegedly breaching the ‘political neutrality law’ for public servants by supporting an opposition party. The Education ministry had tried to dismiss […]
Ark Tribe is a building worker who was charged two years ago for failing to attend an interview under the draconian powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). Ark is facing up to 6 months in prison. The magistrate was supposed to hand down his decision on the […]
Ark Tribe is a building worker who was charged two years ago for failing to attend an interview under the draconian powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). Ark is facing up to 6 months in prison. The magistrate was supposed to hand down his decision on the […]
Cambodian garment workers have taken industrial action to further a campaign to increase the minimum wage from $50 per month to between $75 and $93 per month. Workers took legal strike action from 13th to the 17th September after a tripartite body decided to increase wages to only $61. But […]
As part of the process of developing the Global Labour Movement Charter AAWL now has a page on UnionBook, the social network for trade unionists. If you join the AAWL at UnionBook group you can participate in the discussion about the Global Labour Movement Charter and the AAWL proposal for […]