Less then two weeks after the global day of action to Stop the Repression Against Trade Unionists, Rolando Pango, a farm worker organiser on the Filipino island of Negros was assassinated by four killers. Rolando had been active in defending workers against exploitation by the dominant sugar plantation farmers in […]
Daily Archives: December 7, 2014
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In the big industrial zone of Manesar, Gurgaon near New Dehli, over 300 workers have been on strike for over a month after Asti Electronics, a subsidiary of the large Japanese Asti Corporation, tried to sack them. These workers, mainly young women in their 20’s, were hired by subcontractors to […]
A localised dispute quickly gained international recognition when workers took on global giant food maker, PepsiCo, over precarious work. Members of the IUF affiliated National Union of Workers (NUW) at a Smith's warehouse in the Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa, began an indefinite occupation of part of their workplace for the […]
This week the Australian government legislated to increase its repressive powers over asylum seekers and refugees. The Australian Government has now effectively destroyed its commitment to the International Refugee Convention by creating special and secret powers to stop asylum seekers from settling in Australia. The government now explicitly says that […]
As reported in a previously, the number of strikes, demonstrations and walk-outs in China has been increasing as workers are realising their power and developing new ways to organise. In the last few months, teachers all around China have taken industrial action over low pay, social security and unpaid wages. […]
As reported last month, 87 workers were dismissed by Wyeth Philippines, a food company that is part of the giant Nestle Corporation group, for their stance against casualisation and for the right to form an independent union. This fight is still continuing. While the local workers are strong, coordinated industrial […]
As previously reported, the struggle against the military regime in Thailand is an international campaign, with protests greeting General Prayuth Chan-ocha in every country he visits. Last Monday, a group of labour and human rights activists staged a protest in Kuala Lumpur against his visit outside the Thai embassy. A […]
The current Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken a progressively more militaristic stance as it tries to turn the country into a regional military power. In Okinawa, a plan to move a USA military base has generated a lot of opposition leading to the recent defeat […]