On Friday 2 September workers in Australia held rallies in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne to protest against the Fiji military regime’s ongoing attacks on workers’ rights, including the recent arrest of the President of the Fiji Trades Union Congress, Daniel Urai. These rallies were part of a global day of […]
Daily Archives: September 9, 2011
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AAWL has received the following appeal from KSBSI: Free Suyadi and Mansyur Suyadi is KSBSI Branch Board Leader of Hukatan and Mansyur is Plant Level Leader of Hukatan. Hukatan have 137 members in this group of farmers. They fighting for their right to live and work in their land. They […]
Rally Friday 16 September at 12:30pm Serco Offices, corner Bourke & William Streets, Melbourne SHUT DOWN SERCO! END MANDATORY DETENTION! FREE THE REFUGEES! Serco is the company that profits from the incarceration of asylum seekers. The Immigration Department privatises the running of Australia’s network of inhumane prisons known as detention […]
The Maruti Suzuki dispute is continuing. Officers from the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) South Asian Office visited the Maruti site on 6 September. The management of the biggest car company in India, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has forced a lock-out at the Manesar, Gurgaon plant. It has also imposed a […]
AAWL will be presenting the workshop on coordinating international industrial action & solidarity at the Climate Change – Social Change Conference Friday 30 September at Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Melbourne University Saturday 1 October & Sunday 2 October at Trades Hall, Carlton Governments everywhere impose vicious austerity policies to pay […]
AAWL will be presenting the workshop on coordinating international industrial action & solidarity at the Climate Change – Social Change Conference Friday 30 September at Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Melbourne University Saturday 1 October & Sunday 2 October at Trades Hall, Carlton Governments everywhere impose vicious austerity policies to pay […]
Rally Saturday 8 October 2011 12 noon Parliament House Spring Street Melbourne Abortion was decriminalised in Victoria in 2008. On October 8 anti-abortionists will hold a "march for the babies" – a reactionary attempt to dictate to women what they can and can not do with their bodies. The Campaign […]
Somyot Pruksakasemsuk will go to a pre-trial hearing on 12 September. The campaign for the release of all Thai political prisoners is again appealing for all workers and unions to send an appeal letter to the Prime minister and new government of Thailand to call for release of Somyot. It […]
The Syrian popular resistance is continuing amid unrelenting repression and many killings by government forces. In a positive development, Syrian soldiers are defecting in ever greater numbers. They have formed the Movement of Free Officers. These defections now allow the popular movement to defend itself from government soldiers and militias. […]