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Thousands of workers went on strike at Pepsi bottling plants in at least six different Chinese cities. The workers are protesting management’s plans for large-scale layoffs, pay cuts, and reduced welfare benefits. This is the second strike by Chinese workers against Pepsi, a huge food and beverage company. There are […]

Indonesian paper workers at one of the world’s largest paper mills have begun a one-month strike over wages and conditions. The strike was in response to Asia Pulp and Paper management breaking off collective bargaining talks and its use of local army units and police to intimidate workers. Non union […]

In a long running dispute, the Australian owned Ansell, a pharmaceutical global company, is ignoring a Sri Lankan Supreme Court order to implement collective bargaining with its employees in a Sri Lankan free trade zone. Ansell has long refused to acknowledge the workers’ union, and workers claim that union members […]

Since the middle of this week, more than 1,000 workers at the IBM ISTC factory in Shenzhen, Southern China, have been on strike. The workers are protesting against the proposed severance pay that they are being offered as the factory has been sold to another global electronics firm, Lenovo. This […]

As reported last week, women all around the world are still fighting for their rights, whether in the social sphere, in the personal or as workers. Click here for AAWL’s statement on International Women’s Day. Many events were held on the 8th of March around the world. Listen to women’s […]

There are tens of thousands of workers employed at the brick kilns of the Toba Tek Singh region in Punjab, Pakistan. Their working conditions have been described as akin to slavery, with child labour often used as well. Workers have taken action many times, but both the employers and the […]

As previously reported, the global electronics giant Samsung, has a terrible Occupational Health and Safety record in their semi conductor factories in South Korea. Earlier this week, activists commemorated the 92 workers who have died in recent years due to occupational exposure while working at Samsung. Relatives are still seeking […]

Following on from the killings and repression earlier this year, and the international day of action in solidarity with Cambodian workers in February, garment workers have now organised a ban on overtime work. The workers are fighting for justice for their murdered comrades, the release of all imprisoned workers, better […]

As part of the ongoing restructure within the global airline industry, Qantas, the Australian national carrier, announced this week that it was going to slash 5,000 jobs over the next three years. Unions in Australia are having meetings with Qantas management and deciding on their response to these job losses. […]

International Women’s Day (IWD) originated in 1911, when women garment workers in New York held demonstrations protesting against their appalling and dangerous working conditions, after a fire engulfed their factory. On IWD in 1917, Russian women textile workers went on strike. They gained wide public support and initiated the revolution – the […]