The super exploitation of migrant workers by capitalists in Malaysia has been well documented over the last few years. A new report by Verite’ details the extent of forced labour that is present in the sub contracting supply chains of a wide cross-section of household electronics brands. The investigation found […]
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The Australian government this week managed to sink even lower in formulating new repressive laws against asylum seekers. The Australian government agreed to pay the Cambodian government to accept Australian asylum seekers from the Nauru concentration camp. Cambodia is a known violator of human rights. In a separate move, the […]
As previously reported, workers are under a lot of pressure in Turkey with workers at the pharmaceutical manufacturer Deva Holding facing continual dismissals for being union members. There are now 24 workers who have been sacked. There is an international campaign supporting the rights of these workers. A new report […]
As reported previously, while political prisoners like Somyot continue to languish in jail, the wave of repression by the military continues. Amnesty International has released a report card for the human rights abuses for the first 100 days after the military coup. This week, more people were arrested for commemorating […]
Following the very successful international day of action by Cambodian workers in their quest to achieve a US$ 177/month minimum wage, eight major fashion brands have stated that they are prepared to pay more for clothes made in Cambodia. While this is a step forward, workers will need to be […]
Hundreds of police launched theatrical raids on Muslim homes in Brisbane and Sydney, see here and here, on the pretext of preventing terroristic attacks. One person has been charged on dubious evidence. The raids are intended to generate public fear, quash criticism for Australia’s renewed war on Iraq and justify […]
Up to 100,000 Cambodian workers held rallies to demand an increase in the minimum wage from US$100 to US$177 a month. Five workers were killed at demonstrations in January 2014 in Phnom Penh. Cambodian activists are preparing for another day of action on 12 October. Eight major fashion brands have […]
Nearly 6,000 workers from 10 glass factories in Turkey have finally reached an agreement with their employer Sisecam after first beginning strike action in June. The Turkish government supported the employer, by ordering that the workers’ strike be “postponed” (tantamount to a strike ban). Despite state repression, the union signed […]
Last week the Central Chairman of the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign, Riaz Lund, was shot by unknown assassins in Karachi, but miraculously survived. He survived an earlier shooting by attackers from the fascistic political party the Muhajir Qaumi Movement. Violence against labour leaders and social movement activists is widespread […]
After pressure from health and safety activists, IT manufacturer Apple has pledged to end the use of benzene and n-hexane in its supplier factories in China. Undercover activists previously got jobs in Apple’s Chinese suppliers, and found they were given little or no protective gear or safety training. Activists are […]