Indonesian workers employed by the national airline, Garuda Airways, are the latest group of workers in the aviation sector in the Asia Pacific region to take action against their employer. The Garuda Pilots Association (APG) undertook a 24 hour strike to back their claims for wage parity among pilots. The […]
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Charles Hector is an independent journalist who earlier this year exposed the terrible working conditions of 31 Burmese workers at Asahi Kosei, a subsidiary of the Hitachi company. In retaliation the company filed a libel suit against Charles for up to 2.3 million Euros. This is a blatant attempt by […]
Amid continued pressure on Korean workers by both companies and the government, it is worth remembering what happened in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008. Korean capitalist unleashed a wave of restructuring and reforms targeting all sectors of the workforce. The Ssangyong Motor Companies workers stood up to […]
London – After thirty years of attacks on social services, jobs, wages, conditions, health & safety, public health and education, the British government, the police and capitalist media reported surprise when young people started rioting in many cities, in response to yet another police killing. British media took time off […]
After months of heroic struggle, Syrian workers continue to defy the combined might of the governments’ military and militias. The price has been very heavy with thousands dead, many missing and tens of thousands of people arrested. General strikes in cities like Homs, Hama, Latakia, and Deir ez-Zor, have repeatedly […]
Why do capitalists kill unionists in the Philippines? New AAWL solidarity leaflet for distribution at your workplace Stop the killings – Support a living wage Download leaflet
Since 2009 Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been attempting to achieve a massive round of closures and outsourcing of many of its operations. This would result in the dismissal of almost 3,000 employees. Many of these jobs would be tendered out to sub contracting companies where workers would end up performing […]
The Gurindji people from the communities of Kalkaringi and Daguragu are the latest Aboriginal communities to come out against the Government’s so called NT Intervention. This Intervention was enacted by the previous Government in 2007, to allegedly protect Aboriginal women and children from violence and drug abuse. The Intervention has […]
Greetings from the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) Bangladesh. Earlier we had sent news that there are disputes running in total 5 factories as a result of two factory closures and three illegal mass sackings. Locally for these NGWF organized several demonstration and internationally some friends organizations tried and are […]
Greetings from the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) Bangladesh. Earlier we had sent news that there are disputes running in total 5 factories as a result of two factory closures and three illegal mass sackings. Locally for these NGWF organized several demonstration and internationally some friends organizations tried and are […]