The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has been called on to protect at least two seafarers who have allegedly been bashed onboard the BP Chartered "Britto" for refusing to sign a sub-standard industrial agreement from the ship’s Korean owners. It was further reported that other crew were threaten to be […]
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Political prisoners in Colombia now number over 7,500, including 700 captured guerrilla insurgents. Colombia has the worst rate of killings of unionists, and one of the worst human rights records in the world. The Colombian government rules through a combination of terror and extreme exploitation to help corporations maximise profits. […]
Friday, September 30 – Monday, October 3, 2011 Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Melbourne University Climate change is already extinguishing species, destroying essential food production and forcing thousands of people to flee their island homes. While the structural causes of last year’s global financial crisis continue unabated, governments are imposing vicious […]
The 6 month long uprising has created new political and social spaces in Syria. Civil communities are now assuming their powers and re-establishing themselves. Before this time, unions and other organisations were under government control, Their role was to suppress individual opinion and re-affirm that the government was the leader […]
Two Fijian trade unionists, Daniel Urai and Nitin Gounder, are appearing in court on Friday the 2nd of September charged with unlawful assembly. Their ‘crime’ was meeting up with their union members to discuss a collective agreement. The only solution is for workers to stand united and fight the military […]
On 20 September Fatah and Hamas will jointly request the United Nations to recognise the State of Palestine. AAWL public meeting "Palestine: Our Priorities" Wednesday 7 September at 6pm, Trades Hall, Lygon Street Carlton What are the priorities for solidarity activists? How important is the BDS tactic (Boycotts Disinvestment Sanctions)? […]
The situation for union activists and workers remains grim in Bahrain as the government consolidates its grip after suppressing the protest movement in mid March of this year. To protest the dismissal, arrests and detentions of thousands of opposition activists, Jaleela Al Salman, Vice President of the Bahrain Society for […]
In a dramatic escalation, Philippine Airlines yesterday sent termination notices to 2,600 of their employees, to take effect on September 30. The company plans to outsource these jobs, reducing wages and conditions and stripping the workers of union coverage. The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) has called for solidarity in […]
SPCI-KASBI and workers in the French-owned supermarket chain Carrefour Indonesia are set to have a national strike from the 26th of August till the 28th of August. The strike is over the inability of management to agree to a new collective agreement and management’s intimidation of workers. Over the last […]
The Union for People’s Democracy has been formed by Thai political activists from 6 EU countries, who met in Brussels on 6 August 2011 to form the Union. They now have Thai and European members from 9 EU countries, and friends and comrades around the world are already offering their […]