Amid the intensifying conflict in Syria imperialist and other governments are starting to position themselves for the post Assad era. Given the strategic importance of Syria, many of these governments’ only concern is how to gain more power and influence for themselves or their local allies. We have constantly called […]
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The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions has welcomed the recent High Court decision to grant the right to claim for residency status for migrant domestic workers. This ruling has created a xenophobic backlash among some sections of Hong Kong society. The HKCTU recently reiterated they were opposed to all […]
Wednesday 7 December at 6pm Room 1 Trades Hall Lygon Street Carlton Living wages not repression Labour movement activists in many countries are jailed or killed for demanding improvements in wages and conditions. How do we fight the repression? Open workshop for International Human Rights Day. Presentations from Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, […]
Wednesday 7 December at 6pm Room 1 Trades Hall Lygon Street Carlton Living wages not repression Labour movement activists in many countries are jailed or killed for demanding improvements in wages and conditions. How do we fight the repression? Open workshop for International Human Rights Day. Presentations from Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, […]
In a show of unity and strength on 8 November all the major trade unions in India joined protests to urgently draw the attention on various issues confronting workers including galloping inflation, contractualisation, outsourcing, social security provisions and minimum wages. Around 18,000 union members were taken into custody during the protest […]
Thailand’s devastating floods have forced nearly 100,000 Burmese migrant workers to return home, putting their livelihoods at risk. Floods have swamped Thailand’s central plains and parts of Bangkok since last month, affecting millions of people. The disaster had an immediate impact on the migrant labour force, which numbers about 2 million registered […]
Several thousand workers in at least five Chinese cities have staged a coordinated protest against the takeover of PepsiCo’s bottling plants in the mainland by Taiwanese food and beverage conglomerate Tingyi Holdings. At least 1,100 of the 1,300 workers at the Fuzhou plant reportedly joined the initial protest, with similar […]
Under the heading "Labour Party Pakistan under attack, Help us to fight back" Farooq Tariq writes: "Several supporters and members of Labour Party Pakistan are locked up if different jails of Pakistan. 9 textile workers including Fazal Ilahi a leading member of LPP are in Faisalabad jail. 15 activists are […]
Next week is Asbestos Awareness Week. Asbestos is, and continues to be, a huge concern for Australian workers and the public. As a result of many years of concerted union campaigning, the use of all forms of asbestos in Australia has been banned since 2003, including its import and export. […]
Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, who has been charged with lèse-majesté, goes on trial in Bangkok on 21 November 2011. The Campaign website for Somyot says: "We’re going to be bringing you live coverage of Somyot’s trial hearing on Monday 21st November. You can follow this from the freesomyot blog site or directly […]