Monthly Archives: June 2017

The local Government of Punjab has invested a lot of political prestige in the construction of the new modern rail based mass rapid transit system, the Orange Line Metro Train, for the city of Lahore. In its determination to build the line as quickly as possible the lives of workers […]

The dispute at the giant Freeport-McMoran Grasberg mine in West Papua has now entered its third month. As of last week, 4,220 workers had been fired for taking strike action. The workers at this mine have a proud history of fighting and taking on this huge global company as the […]

The military junta in Thailand is continuing to entrench its power with the passing of a new bill that will allow them to impose its policies even once it has stepped back and new elections have been held. The military’s increasing role in Thailand is also seen by its ever […]

Hundreds of workers at the automotive parts maker Aisin are continuing to take industrial action despite having their picket line broken up by police (see video). The workers grievances have been building for a number of years with insecure work and low pay the main issues. The workers undertook to […]

While parts of Iraq have been devastated by war, workers in the rest of the country are continuing to struggle to have their right to independently organise recognised. This fight has been ongoing since the USA invaded the country in 2003 (see here and here). Currently, the Iraqi Government wants […]

Following the announcement of a few weeks ago that workers were being offered new contracts at 30% less pay, a picket line has now been established outside of Exxon-Mobil's Longford gas plant. The company that was engaged to maintain this plant, UGL, is trying to force existing workers to sign […]

Thousands of workers at the Azim Group’s Orchid and Savar factories in Chittagong have continued to face intimidation, violence and brutality from their employers in their quest to form a union. This week, 61 of the main labour organisers have had criminal charges filed against them, with 22 workers still […]

Around 6,000 glass workers employed by the Şişecam group have won significant concessions on shift bonuses for night work, holiday, travel and clothing allowance, and a wage increases across the board. This agreement came after two weeks of militant industrial action which included workers occupying their factories. While this is […]

Hundreds of dismissed workers from an electronics factory owned by operators in Taiwan, received fantastic news this week when a Korean court ruled in their favour. The decision not only declared that their dismissals were invalid, but also ordered the company to pay back wages. The workers have kept up […]

Late last week, satirical columnist Ko Kyaw Zwa Naing was released without charge after being detained for two weeks for alleged defamation under the sweeping powers of Article 66 of the Telecommunications Law. His paper’s chief editor, U Kyaw Min Swe, is still in jail and will be tried under […]