May Day has been celebrated internationally since 1886 as the day for workers to unite as a class. This year was no exception. Under increasing pressure by capitalists and governments all around the world, workers came out to demand better pay, safer workplaces and the right to organise without the […]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2014
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Workers at the Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) – Sinar Mas factories in Karawang district, West Java are once again taking industrial action. There has been an ongoing series of disputes around pay and conditions that led to strikes in 2012 and earlier in 2014. This action follows a breakdown […]
The international campaign to free Somyot Pruksakasemsuk marked the 3rd anniversary of his imprisonment with events and actions around the world to coincide with May Day, click here for protests in South Korea, and additional video. Somyot himself has written a powerful letter from prison denouncing the use of Article […]
Workers are strongest when we fight and organise together. When we are geographically near to each other, it is simple to see how to do it. What about internationally? What do we mean by international solidarity? What are the most effective ways to do solidarity with workers in different countries? […]
As reported previously the Australian government is continuing to increase repressive measures against refugees. Not content with having two concentration camps in isolated parts of Papua New Guinea and Nauru, the government is now looking to have Cambodia accept some of these refugees. Given that there is no procedure for […]
The commemoration of May Day in Cambodia was another occasion for workers to come out to demand better pay, safer working conditions, shorter hours and the right to organise without fear of repression. Unfortunately, while thousands of workers marched in the capital Phnom Pehn, many were injured when police and […]
The industrial accident at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal in 1984 is still an unresolved crime site. Over 25,000 people have died as a direct result of the accidents, but no one has been tried for murder and thousands are still without compensation. Latest environmental testing has shown that […]
With the recent ground breaking protests against the autocratic nature of the Taiwanese government still fresh in people’s minds, there was another massive mobilisation in Taipei. Earlier this week, tens of thousands of labour, human rights and peace activists came out to protest against the governments plans to build a […]