International Days of Action around specific disputes or industries, are increasingly being used as methods to grow international solidarity among workers by co-ordinating actions and events internationally. As reported previously, workers at DHL in Turkey have been fighting for the right to organise for many months, with 20 of their […]
Daily Archives: December 9, 2012
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Jalila Al-Salman, the acting President of the Bahraini Teachers’ Association (BTA), was released from jail in late November. Jalila was arrested at the same time as the then President of the BTA, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, during the Bahrain’s government ongoing crackdown on dissent. Unfortunately, Mahdi is still in jail, and […]
Indonesian workers earlier this week, staged a militant demonstration outside the Japanese and south Korean embassies in Jakarta to protest against outsourcing practices of companies from these countries. This protest was only the latest in a protracted and continuing industrial campaign against outsourcing. Indonesian workers see outsourcing as a strategy […]
Following on from the fire at the Tazreen Factory in Dhaka that killed 112 workers, documents have emerged showing that major companies like Walmart were aware of substandard factory conditions, but refused to fund any improvements because they were too expensive. This is another tragic example of companies putting profits […]
Last week, members of the Service & Food Workers Union (SFWU) employed at PepsiCo's Bluebird Foods plant in Auckland, voted against a company proposal to reduce overtime pay rates. Such a reduction would have undermined the wages and conditions of workers of a similar PepsiCo factory in Australia. This is […]
Last month, over 300 people came together to form the ‘Network for Exposed Workers’. This new group will organise to protect the safety and health of workers exposed to radiation, as well as fight to improve the working conditions around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. This event was closely followed […]
During 2010, a large mass movement was demanding greater democratic rights in Thailand. In response, the then government headed by Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva unleashed the army against the protesters who were encamped in central Bangkok. Up to 100 people were killed. In an encouraging development for families and friends of […]