Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno this month renewed its call for an end to trade-union repression in Dole Philippines amid preparations for certification elections (CE) in the multinational company’s plantation in Polomolok, South Cotabato. Since 2006, the company has been trying to weaken, if not eliminate the democratically elected union, […]
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Pay Justice Action Despite equal pay decisions, women earn less than men. In just one year, 2009 – 2010, the gender pay gap increased from 17% to 18%! Over a lifetime, a woman in Australia can expect to earn one million dollars less than a man! It’s time for action […]
To keep profits increasing capitalism demands many victims. In many countries workers live on poverty wages while they produce the necessities and luxuries of the world. During a capitalist crisis the victims multiply. Banks and companies collapse, and thousands of workers are left with no jobs and no income. To […]
Iran Solidarity Melbourne is once again participating in a national day of protest to coincide with the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Brutality, violations of human rights and injustice occur in Iran today on a level unprecedented in modern Iranian history. The latest example of this […]
Stop the NT Intervention! End Aboriginal Deaths in Custody! Pay Back All Stolen Wages! Rally: Stop The Racist NT Intervention – Equal Pay & Jobs with Justice! Back Pay and Award Wages for all CDEP Workers! End BasicCard Work arrangements! Friday March 4 at 5pm State Library of […]
In the aftermath of the announcement of the stoppage of construction work for a hazardous Asbestos Cement Plant in Chainpur-Bishunpur, Marwan, Muzaffarpur, nine political parties have sent a joint letter to the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking permanent closure of the asbestos factory. The letter expressed their support for the […]
Over 550 tea workers, two-thirds of them women, rallied on the Nowera Nuddy tea estate in West Bengal, India on January 16 to launch a new stage in their campaign for their rights after management failed to respond to a January 15 deadline to meet their long-standing demands. The Nowera […]
Moshrefa Mishu, President of the Garment Workers Unity Forum (GWUF), a trade union of the ready-made garment sector, was illegally arrested on 14 December 2010. The arrest occurred after mass protests of garment workers demanding the implementation of the increased minimum wage. While there was no warrant at the time […]
Irregular workers at GM Daewoo in South Korea have been in a long-standing dispute over union recognition. In 2007, the management refused to recognize the union and instead carried out mass sackings. For over three years now, the dismissed workers have been fighting for reinstatement. In July 2010, the workers […]
After a long battle over union recognition, electronics workers in Malaysia have succeeded in fighting for their right to join a union of their choice. On January 27 2011, ST Microelectronics workers, the majority of them women, voted to join the newly formed Electronics Industry Workers’ Union (EIWU). With the […]