1 June saw mobilisation of workers, students and the unemployed against the ongoing capitalist crisis that has created social havoc in Europe. Unemployment in Europe has now climbed to a record high of over 12%. Organisations in ten countries participated with events being held in over 70 cities. One of […]
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The USA is one of many countries in the world that has a guest worker scheme. While these schemes vary from country to country, the reality is they make workers highly vulnerable to exploitation. The National Guest worker Alliance (NGA) in the USA is a membership organisation of guest workers […]
The Hanjin’s shipyards at Subic Bay Freeport zone is the 4th biggest shipyard in the world and employs tens of thousands of workers. Hanjin is one of Korea’s biggest companies. The shipyards first started in 2006 but since that time over 30 workers have been killed and thousands injured due […]
Cambodia is one of the countries where garment factories have relocated to due to the low wages and slack enforcement of health and safety rules. Cambodian garment workers have been demanding better pay and conditions for many years, but terrible accidents are still too common. In the latest protest, around […]
Jiselle Hanna has just returned from the Philippines where she participated in the KMU trade union centre 29th International Solidarity Affair She also facilitated the Global Picketline workshop with PALEA members at Manila airport. Jiselle will be reporting on her experiences and on the reception given to the global picketline concept. […]
The electronics giant Foxconn employs more than one million workers in China. There was a lot of anticipation in February of this year when it announced that it was going to allow trade unions in its factories. The unbearable working conditions at Foxconn became known worldwide after a series of […]
To protest the recent crackdown against its members, the Maruti Suzuki Workers Union will hold a demonstration on the 1st of June. At the end of the demonstration, they will initiate a new indefinite sit in camp. To keep up with the latest news, click here.
As reported previously, it is only through being organsed that workers will be able to enforce safe working conditions and win a living wage. With the international spotlight fading on Bangladesh, the government is starting to crack down on garment workers to stop their attempts to organise. This comes at […]
The collapse of a new mining tunnel at the giant Freeport McMoran mine in the highlands of West Papua, Indonesia has now claimed the lives of 28 workers with no hope of finding any more survivors. This copper and gold mine began as an open cut mine but is now […]
As previously reported, the struggle by workers to form their own union at the Maruti Suzuki factory started in 2011. For their efforts, workers have been harassed, sacked and imprisoned. A support campaign was set up to defend and help workers and their families. This week, a protest site was […]