The Israeli military continues its massacre of civilians in Gaza and the West Bank. Solidarity rallies were held throughout the world. Workers went on a general strike in the Occupied West Bank. Protesters in Egypt demanded the opening of the Rafah crossing to Gaza and the expulsion of the Israeli […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
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India's new BJP government, led by Narendra Modi, plans to reform labour laws, including making small businesses exempt from the factories act, extending maximum overtime hours, and reviewing the minimum wage laws. The BJP government also intends to privatise 700 billion rupees (US$11.7 billion) worth of state assets. Infrastructure development […]
In late June, five workers were killed and eight others injured in a gas explosion in the Alang Shipbreaking Yard in India's Gujarat state. All of them were migrant workers. 470 workers were killed at the Alang Shipbreaking Yard from 1983 to 2013, as well as another 15 deaths this […]
On 22 July a huge crowd of 30,000 construction workers filled Seoul Plaza on a day of national strike by the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) – see here and here. The slogans of the rally were: "With our union, an 8 hour work day is possible! […]
In June the Turkish government suspended strike action by 5,800 glass workers from 10 factories of Turkey's largest glass manufacturer Sisecam, arguing that the strike posed a risk to “public health and national security”. The Turkish glass workers union Kristal-Is have now lodged a formal complaint against the Turkish government […]
More than 1,000 construction workers went on strike at a construction site in Sydney after a union delegate was stood down for speaking out on the site's safety. The workers were ordered back to work by the Fair Work Commission, which deemed the action was unlawful, and banned the union […]
As reported previously, Israel’s onslaught against the Palestinian population is part of the ongoing crises in the region. With the start of its ground invasion after ten days of bombardments, over 300 Palestinians have already been killed. In conjunction with the assault on Gaza, Israel has stepped up repression in […]
Following on from the acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean of the last few weeks, the Australian Government has now effectively kidnapped 153 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and holding them hostage in an Australian navy ship. The government is refusing to disclose their exact location. Refugee activists in […]
Since early March, hundreds of workers of PT Indofood CKA, a large integrated food company, have been on strike over their demand to be paid the revised minimum wage of $US39/month. The company has refused to negotiate with its workers or their union, the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union […]
Earlier this week, Reza Shahabi, the jailed union organiser of the Bus Workers Syndicate of Tehran was transferred to a hospital due to his deteriorating health condition. Reza has been on a hunger strike for well over a month in protest at his continuing detention and harsh jail conditions. Reza […]