This week, at Kalkarindji, a small outpost in the northern deserts of Australia, a major commemorative festival took place to mark 50 years since the historic and ground-breaking Wave Hill strike by around 200 Aboriginal stockmen. The Gurindji people were protesting against the atrocious work and pay conditions that they […]
Daily Archives: August 21, 2016
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The popular uprising that began over five years ago is now a war that is laying waste large areas of Syria. The war has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, thousands are in prison, while liberties are repressed by all sides (see here and here). This conflict has seen the […]
This week, the Immigration Minister of Australia, Mr. Peter Dutton, stated that the concentration camp of Manus will close. This announcement comes on the back of growing pressure on the government. This week, over 100 former workers from the concentration camps of Nauru and Manus have publicly called for their […]
A few days ago, another 18 Maruti Suzuki workers received bail in Gurgaon and were released from jail. This now still leaves 16 workers in jail, including the union leadership group. The Maruti Suzuki struggle started four years ago by workers attempting to unionise and secure long term employment contracts. […]
The fight against contracting out, lower wages and insecure work by CUB workers will soon be three months old. The 55 sacked workers continue to receive massive support from other workers and unions in Melbourne, while international solidarity is also increasing (see here and here). This struggle is becoming a […]
During the 1950s, the United Kingdom had a nuclear test program in the central Pacific. Thousands of British military personnel, and hundreds of New Zealand and Fijian soldiers and sailors were involved in these tests. Many of these soldiers and sailors suffered health effects and never received compensation. The situation […]
Earlier this week, food supplies had to be rushed to 20 crew members left to fend for themselves on a ship off the Gladstone coast, a city in the north east of Australia. The workers employed on the ship, owned by Fujian Shipping, had not been paid for over two […]
Hundreds of Sri Lankan Ansell workers who have been fighting for almost three years, have finally won some justice. The original dispute began with the sacking of labour activist by Ansell in a clear union busting action. This week, an agreement was reached between the representing union (FTGSEU) and Ansell […]