Following on from the Global Day of Action for airline workers, and ongoing international pressure, the Turkish government has withdrawn a ban on strikes in the country’s civil aviation sector. Nevertheless, the union concerned, Hava-Is, is still fighting to get 305 of its members re-instated. In addition, the Turkish government […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
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With the Australian government recently re-instating offshore detention centres for asylum seekers who arrive by boat, activists around Australia have increased solidarity actions. In Melbourne, on the Cup Day holiday of the 6th of November from 1pm, a BBQ, rally and festival will be held outside the Maribyrnong Detention Centre, 53 […]
Last week we reported about the fight by workers at the Hyundai Motor Company against precarious employment status. This week the police stormed the factory and forcibly arrested one of the union leaders. Mr. Pak Hyun-je is a delegate for the Hyundai irregular workers chapter of the KMWU. His fellow […]
A major trade union conference will be held in Sydney between the 26th and 28th of November that will feature union activists from all around the world. AAWL would like to invite all participants to our workshop on Dispute Mapping for how to Plan and Link International Industrial Action. The […]
Afshin Osanloo is a truck driver who had been organising with fellow workers to win better pay and conditions. In the autumn of 2010, he was arrested and tortured for five months. Afshin was subsequently jailed for 5 years on the grounds of being a threat to national security. Afshin […]
Over the last couple of decades, Bangladesh has integrated into the world economy as the one of the cheapest locations to set up factories. The poor working conditions in its garment factories and ship breaking yards are well known, but a recent report has now exposed the horrific conditions that […]
The Gadani Shipyards in Pakistan employ around 15,000 workers. There have been many efforts by the workers to organised and fight for better conditions. Accidents are common and just last week, three more workers were killed when a tank fell on them. The provision of standard safety equipment is one […]
The 27th of October is marked in Sri Lanka as the day to remember and protest against the continual climate of fear in Sri Lanka and the forced disappearance of activists and progressive people. Hundreds of people have been ‘disappeared’ over the last decade, but this has not stopped activists […]
The president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino is visiting New Zealand and Australia to build stronger ties with the government and business community. Since Aquino’s presidency there have been 113 unionists and activists that have been extra judicially killed. On 17 October, a woman and her two sons […]
Last week we reported that the police now had 39 arrest warrants for PALEA members. This week, Romeo Sayas became the first worker to be arrested based on these warrants. This is clearly a tactic to weaken the resolve of the workers and undermine their negotiation position in the latest […]