On the 14 March, seven workers were killed and 13 were injured when a polyethylene chemical plant exploded in a residential area in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. The workers, all short term contract workers, had been engaged in welding when the tank storing the plastic polyethylene exploded. This is not […]
Daily Archives: March 24, 2013
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The Maritime unions in Australia have campaigned hard over the last five years to establish a national code of practice in Australia to safeguard OHS on Australia’s ships and ports. Just when it seemed that progress was being made, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the stevedoring […]
As previously reported, oil workers in the southern Basra region of Iraq have protested against the government on a range of issues, from non payment of benefits to corruption. The head of the Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions, Mr Hassan Juma’a Awad, has now been charged by the authorities accused […]
Three years ago, workers at the Nanhai Honda automotive plant in China made international news with their successful strike at a major automotive factory. This week workers once again came out to defend and fight for their wages. The workers were unhappy with a pay deal announced by management and […]
The strike by workers at Maruti Suzuki in the Gurgaon industrial zone, adjacent New Delhi, in 2011 was a defining moment for the emerging industrial working class in India. Unfortunately, the workers have faced unrelenting pressure and attacks over this period. There are now over 100 workers who are languishing […]
Unions in Australia have welcomed the news that the Federal Government introduced a bill into Parliament last week to create an independent Agency on asbestos. The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency will co-ordinate, monitor and report on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan to get rid of asbestos, as […]
In May of 2012, aviation workers took actions against new legislation that banned strikes in essential services like aviation. The Turkish government retaliated by sacking 305 workers. The effort to reinstate these workers became an international campaign. Later in the year, following a Global Day of Action for airline workers, […]