Massive public protests over the last few months have not managed to dislodge the repressive Baath government headed by President Bashar al Assad. Hundreds of people have died at the hands of the Syrian security forces. The main cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Ḥomṣ, Ḥamāh and Latakia hold the key to […]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
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Massive public protests over the last few months have not managed to dislodge the repressive Baath government headed by President Bashar al Assad. Hundreds of people have died at the hands of the Syrian security forces. The main cities of Damascus, Aleppo, Ḥomṣ, Ḥamāh and Latakia hold the key to […]
As capitalists try to make workers pay for the economic crisis, workers in the car industry keep fighting back. Following major struggles in Toyota, Ssangyong, General Motors, Honda, Daewoo, Yoosung and Hyundai, 2000 workers at Maruti Suzuki in India occupied their factory on 4 June to advance their demand for […]
Workers for Vitasoy in Hong Kong and Australia are jointly fighting for their wages and conditions. The Hong Kong Vitasoy Employees Union escalated its campaign for union recognition and collective bargaining rights after management refused for 11 months to respond to repeated requests by the union to hold meetings and […]
The Four Corners program on live exports of cattle from Australia to Indonesia caused much scandal, because of the extremely cruel treatment of the animals. After a limited ban in reaction to protests, the Australian government is attempting to defend and legitimise the live export trade. What needs to be […]
Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters, including workers and parents with children, marched in Japan on Saturday three months after the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years. Tepco have only recently admitted that their Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced full meltdowns at three reactors in the wake of an earthquake […]
Ten construction workers, all from Vietnam and all with valid visas were arrested during March in Korea. The workers had been employed in Incheon on the construction of a new container wharf. The working conditions were very bad, and 200 workers staged a walkout demanding three meals a day free […]
Free Somyot Pruksakasemsuk On the 30th April of this year Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a journalist and labour activist, was arrested. He is facing up to 15 years in prison under the law of Lese Majeste. A person can be charged under Lese Majeste if accused of defaming, insulting or threatening the […]
On the 30th April of this year Somyot Pruksakasemsuk was arrested for the second time in 12 months. He has just completed one month in Bangkok Remand Prison for his political and journalistic activities. Somyot is now working as the librarian of Bangkok prison. He is amongst 100s of politically […]
About 18 months ago seven union officials were sacked from Busana Prima Global, a garment factory in Bogor, Indonesia. They had complained to the Indonesian Manpower Department about the many systematic violations of labour laws regularly practiced by the company. A profile of Busana Prima Global prepared by the union […]