The 6 month long uprising has created new political and social spaces in Syria. Civil communities are now assuming their powers and re-establishing themselves. Before this time, unions and other organisations were under government control, Their role was to suppress individual opinion and re-affirm that the government was the leader […]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
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Two Fijian trade unionists, Daniel Urai and Nitin Gounder, are appearing in court on Friday the 2nd of September charged with unlawful assembly. Their ‘crime’ was meeting up with their union members to discuss a collective agreement. The only solution is for workers to stand united and fight the military […]
On 20 September Fatah and Hamas will jointly request the United Nations to recognise the State of Palestine. AAWL public meeting "Palestine: Our Priorities" Wednesday 7 September at 6pm, Trades Hall, Lygon Street Carlton What are the priorities for solidarity activists? How important is the BDS tactic (Boycotts Disinvestment Sanctions)? […]
The situation for union activists and workers remains grim in Bahrain as the government consolidates its grip after suppressing the protest movement in mid March of this year. To protest the dismissal, arrests and detentions of thousands of opposition activists, Jaleela Al Salman, Vice President of the Bahrain Society for […]
In a dramatic escalation, Philippine Airlines yesterday sent termination notices to 2,600 of their employees, to take effect on September 30. The company plans to outsource these jobs, reducing wages and conditions and stripping the workers of union coverage. The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) has called for solidarity in […]
SPCI-KASBI and workers in the French-owned supermarket chain Carrefour Indonesia are set to have a national strike from the 26th of August till the 28th of August. The strike is over the inability of management to agree to a new collective agreement and management’s intimidation of workers. Over the last […]
The Union for People’s Democracy has been formed by Thai political activists from 6 EU countries, who met in Brussels on 6 August 2011 to form the Union. They now have Thai and European members from 9 EU countries, and friends and comrades around the world are already offering their […]
It was ten years ago, on the 26th of August, that the Norwegian freighter Tampa responded to a May Day call and rescued over 400 asylum seekers as their boat was sinking off the coast of Australia. The Tampa incident was the start of a new cycle of repression for […]
Transport workers in a container terminal in Tuticorin, India, have won a substantial wage rise following a four-day strike and assistance via the ITF’s global network terminals (GNT) network. The Tuticorin PSA SICAL Container Terminal Staff Union reached a four-year wage settlement after members walked out on strike for four […]
Following massive student protests against the privatisation of education, hundreds of thousands of Chilean workers joined a two-day national strike called by the CUT trade union centre, pressure is mounting on the government of President Piñera to respond to the widely-supported demands for a major change in direction. The international trade […]