Following on from the massive general strike a few weeks ago, workers in Indonesia are starting to reap the benefits of their campaigning and organising against insecure work. Earlier this week, the Indonesian Government passed new legislation restricting the use of outsourcing and precarious employment. This new law should benefit […]
Daily Archives: December 2, 2012
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Just a couple of days before the horrific fire at a garment factory in Dhaka, a national human rights tribunal on “living wages for garment workers” was held in Bangalore, India. This Tribunal heard horrific testimonies from workers about the dark and often abusive working conditions that garment workers face […]
We have previously reported on the occupation of an electricity pylon by two irregular workers at Hyundai in Ulsan in October. Workers across Korea responded and joined the struggle by setting up sky high occupations. Aerial protests are set up in Ulsan, Asan, Dongducheon and Pyeongtaek. Among the protests is […]
In the early hours of Thursday the 29th of November, hundreds of riot police raided protest camps in Monywa, in northern Burma. Hundreds of local residents had been conducting a sit in against the copper mine because of environmental effects, land confiscations and forced relocations. All the protest camps have […]
Migrant bus drivers from China began a strike on November 26 that lasted two days, with 171 participants on the first day and 88 on the second day. Their main concerns are low pay and bad conditions. They are also paid less than Singaporean and Malaysian drivers. The government has […]