With the internal conflict in Syria now in its third year and around 2 million refugees from the conflict, the situation for workers and their communities is being further endangered by the stated aim of the USA to bomb Syria. While this bombing is couched in the language of democracy […]
Daily Archives: September 8, 2013
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One of Egypt's leading labour lawyers, and member of the Revolutionary Socialists, Haitham Mohamedain, has been detained by the Egyptian Army. Haitham Mohamedain was in Suez representing workers arrested during the recent long running strike at Suez Steel. There is a protest letter that can be signed here.
In another example of the dangerous conditions that Chinese workers endure, an ammonia leak at a cold storage factory in Baoshan district has killed 15 workers and injured another 25. Initial reports indicate that a burst pipe was responsible for the tragedy. It was also reported that the workers had […]
With the garment industry centred in the Asian region, workers in countries like Cambodia and Bangladesh have fought very hard to organise and improve their conditions, both in terms of salary and working conditions. On top of the mass murder that occurred recently at the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, workers […]
While repression of anti government protesters continues amid popular protests, the situation for migrant workers in Bahrain is as bad as in countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Following the unexplained death of a fellow worker while in police custody, over 500 workers, mainly from south Asian countries, began an […]
While it has been four years since the end of civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers, the repression and murders of those days are still unresolved issues for many working class communities in Sri Lanka. With the government still taking very repressive actions against protesters […]
In a very disappointing outcome, Mr. Yi Yoon-seong lost an appeal in the Seoul administrative court for damages against Samsung Electronic. In 15 years of employment at Samsung, Yi used around 20 toxic chemicals in his duties to clean and maintain furnaces. Yi was never trained in how to use […]