Esmail Abdi was transferred from prison to a Tehran hospital late last week due to his deteriorating conditions. Esmail has been on a hunger strike since the 30 April in protest against his treatment in jail and his arrest. Esmail is a leading member of the Teachers’ Trade Association of […]
Daily Archives: June 5, 2017
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This week, around 6,000 workers employed by the Şişecam company, the biggest glass manufacturer in Europe, staged a series of industrial actions in support of their demands (see here and here). These protests are in direct response to the Turkish Government’s attempt to stop their organising efforts by banning strike […]
The Khaadi company in Pakistan is one of the country’s largest textile and garment brands and owns many factories. There is an escalating campaign by both workers and labour activists against the company’s treatment of its workers and the repression of union activists. Most of its workforce is employed by […]
The brutal war that has been waged by both the internal ruling elites and external imperialist powers is continuing to have a devastating effect on working class communities in Yemen. This war was a response to the working class uprisings that began in Yemen in 2011. Millions of people in […]
Hundreds of workers in the onshore and offshore oil and gas sector in south eastern Australia are facing a major assault on their conditions via the use of sub-contracting companies. Exxon-Mobil-Esso and its contractor UGL have set up a sub-contracting company that will now employ the workers. This company is […]
President Duterte has declared martial law in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao, supposedly in response to the ongoing conflict by armed groups there. The spark was the offensive by the Maute group in the city of Marawi where many people were killed. The Filipino army response has led to many […]