The ITF has responded with ‘shock and disbelief’ to today’s Thai Labour Court decision to allow the dismissal of seven leaders of the SRUT railway workers’ trade union for their part in a safety-related industrial action two years ago, and the imposition of a 15 million Bath (US$ 500,000) fine […]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
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A branch of ICEM Indonesian affiliate FSP-KEP (SPSI), the Trade Union of Chemical, Energy, and Mine Workers, ended an eight-day strike on 13 July against US-based Freeport-McMoRan at the Grasberg copper and gold mine in eastern Papua province on New Guinea Island. Some 10,000 of the mine’s 18,000 workers downed […]
On 25 June 2011 31 Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) activists were arrested at Kepala Batas, and on 26 June 2011 30 were remanded for 7 days to be investigated "for waging war against the King." The activists were arrested in connection to a mass mobilisation (called Bersih 2) in […]
Since the violent crackdown in March of this year against anti government protestors, workers are continuing to feel the brunt of the repression. According to international trade union organisations, over 2,000 workers have been dismissed by employers for participating and/or supporting the protest movement earlier this year. This is part […]
In June of this year, 35 workers at the Salit quarry in the Occupied West Bank went on strike over pay and conditions. The workers are demanding the right to bargain for a collective agreement that will improve their pay and conditions. Palestinian workers not only face the normal pressures […]
In two New Zealand ports there are two sets of workers on separate ships that are fighting for their unpaid wages. They are all Indonesian workers employed on Korean owned ships. The ships are the Oyang 75, currently ashore in Christchurch with 32 workers, and the Shin Ji, in Auckland […]
After three months of strike and sit-ins, the workers at the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation, have managed to stop the company’s lay off plans. The dispute first began at the start of this year, 2010, when the new management introduced a new Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) in an attempt to […]
AAWL public meeting Report from the ILPS conference in Manila Wednesday 3 August at 6pm Evatt Room Trades Hall Lygon Street, Carlton South Download leaflet
Under increasing pressure, the Syrian government is resorting to more desperate tactics to defeat the popular uprising. With many of its soldiers refusing to fire on protesters, and deserting in increasing numbers, the Syrian government is now using paramilitary forces. These militias are trying to create sectarian divisions between Alawites, […]
Hundreds of Delhi Metro workers gathered on July 10 to protest against gross violations of labour laws by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials and the contract companies used by the DMRC. Contract workers of DMRC, including ticket-vending operators, housekeepers and security guards, have been demanding the payment of minimum […]