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 […]
Daily Archives: June 26, 2017
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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 […]