Monthly Archives: March 2012

Palestinians and supporters in Palestine and internationally will hold demonstrations to mark Land Day which falls on the 30th of March. Land Day is to reclaim the land stolen by the Israeli state. Meanwhile, Palestinian activists held without charge in administrative detention by the Israeli army are continuing their hunger […]

Earlier this year in February, up to 6,000 workers at KaoWay, a supplier of shoes for the German company Puma, were taking industrial action in support for better wages and conditions. All of a sudden three of the workers were shot and seriously injured. Upon investigation, it has been revealed […]

Workers employed in the power loom industries in the industrial zone of Ittehad Town, on the outskirts of Karachi, had been taking industrial action for higher wages and a day off a week. Last week, six trade union leaders were picked up by police and beaten up while in custody. […]

Coalminers in Queensland are set for continuing strikes and work bans after BHP took negotiations backwards this week on critical issues of rostering.  The CFMEU’s QLD president, Stephen Smyth said that BHP “offered no progress on matters in dispute and instead went back on their word, screwing up clauses that […]

A new report, Deadly Denim, released by the Clean Clothes Campaign, found that large factories exporting jeans overseas continue to use sandblasting. Sandblasting is a technique used to give jeans that “worn-out” look, but is also known to cause fatal lung diseases such as silicosis.  For more information on this […]

International solidarity for workers at the Port of Auckland has continued to spread with actions taking place all around the world. The dockworkers are in an ongoing dispute over threats to their job security and trade union rights – for background to the dispute, click here. Within New Zealand thousands […]

A long running dispute at two Holcim cement factories against the practice of hiring contract workers at lower wages is still continuing. While international pressure had forced the company to admit to industrial issues, their response has been to set up sham yellow unions. Union activists are now being targeted […]

Defeating outsourcing Wednesday 4 April at 6pm Discussion with local and international activists involved in current disputes. How can we win against the very effective employer strategy of contracting out to reduce labour costs and bust unions? Room 3 Trades Hall Lygon Street Carlton – All welcome Download leaflet Connecting […]

Nurses have won their long-running dispute with the Victorian government over wages and conditions – and particularly, the well publicised issue of nurse-patient ratios. For more information, click here and here. This was a difficult struggle that showed the power of workers’ unity. Congratulations to the ANF and all nurses!

Recent deaths in Taiwan due to illness brought on by long working hours have highlighted once again the issue of overwork in Taiwan. The right for workers to form and be active in trade unions is constantly restricted by the government. Nevertheless, workers in Taiwan continue to organise and campaign […]