This week, tens of thousands of striking rural health workers won a promise from the Indian Government that their salaries will increase by over 90%. While this is a great victory, and led to spontaneous celebrations in the streets, the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union has stated that it will […]
Daily Archives: September 3, 2017
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The Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Workers Syndicate has called on all workers and labour organisations to condemn the continued violation of workers' rights in Iran and the persecution and arrests of its members at the 27th IUF World Congress. These workers have a proud history of fighting for their rights and […]
In a far reaching judgement, the Supreme Court of Thailand this week dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban. These charges arose from the violent crackdown by the military against protestors in 2010 where almost 100 people were killed and around […]
Sohel Rana, the owner of Rana Plaza, the building that collapsed in 2013 killing over 1,100 garment workers, was this week sentenced to three years’ jail for corruption for hiding his wealth from authorities. Sohel is still facing many other charges including multiple counts of murder. This sentence is a […]
Since late July, more than 700 Swissport aviation workers at the international airport hub of Toronto, Canada have been on strike. Swissport is the biggest independent global ground services provider with the largest number of hub and LCC base operations globally. The strike is about wages and conditions and is […]
This week, Gregory Dunn, an 88 year old Aboriginal man in northern Australia, died just days before he was due to tell his story to a Court about how the wages he earned working as a stockman had been stolen from him. His case is part of a landmark class […]
Last week, in the biggest public show of opposition to the murderous "War on Drugs" of Philippines’ President Duterte of the Philippines, more than 1,000 people demonstrated against the continued killings. While the spark for this demonstration was the latest murder of a child by police, this time 17 year old […]
In an unprecedented move, journalists from South Korea’s public broadcasters KBS and MBC have overwhelmingly voted to go on general strike from 4 September, over management interference. The workers at both media outlets are demanding the resignation of management and directors whom they accuse of undermining the fairness and credibility […]