Following the bloody attack against police in Istanbul by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) which killed 44 people, the Turkish government has continued its ‘scorched earth policy’ of using any pretence to go after any real or potential political opposition. In the aftermath of this bombing, the Turkish government conducted […]
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The Lebanese government marked International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2016, by deporting Sujana Rana, a Nepalese migrant domestic worker involved in the struggle for the rights of migrant domestic workers. A fellow labour worker activist, Rosie Limbaugh, remains in custody, also facing deportation. An international campaign has been launched […]
In early November, the Government of Narendra Modi announced that it was withdrawing from circulation the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and people had 50 days to exchange them with the banks. The stated intention by the government was to stop the informal economy and raise revenue. What is […]
The fishing industry in much of South East Asia is controlled by large companies that rely on a migrant and un-organised workforce to reap huge profits. Filipino workers make up a large part of the workforce. Captain Wilfredo died from an untreated illness while being held in detention in Indonesia […]
This week, after years of lobbying and campaign by labour and health groups, the Canadian government announced that it will ban the use of asbestos in Canada within 12 months. While this is a great win for Canadian workers, their families and communities, the government only recommended that a panel […]
This week, after a hard fought six month campaign that spanned the globe, 55 maintenance workers in Melbourne, Australia, won their dispute against the CUB brewery, part of the global empire of the AB InBev company. The company had tried to destroy the union by sacking these workers and wanting […]
Last Sunday, hundreds of Tehran bus drivers evaded police check points to rally in front of Tehran City Hall to demand better social services. Police and security forces attacked this protest severely injuring a number of workers and arresting a number of others. Heroically, the workers kept up their protests […]
Following the death of King Bhumibol, his son Maha Vajiralongkorn has become the new King of Thailand. Amid an atmosphere of social repression and military dictatorship, the new era has not seen any change. Jatuphat Boonpattaraksa was arrested and accused of Lese Majeste the day after the coronation for a […]
The Australian Federal Court this week awarded AUD $220,000 in damages to the Aboriginal community of Palm Island in Queensland, Australia, for being subjected to racial discrimination. The judgement was against both the Government of Queensland and its police force in relation to the police actions in 2004 on Palm […]
A new report detailing how Burma’s political and economic integration with the global capitalist system is leading to a huge expansion in its garment sector. There are at least 350 garment factories in Burma and like the other major garment centres of the world such as Cambodia and Bangladesh, conditions […]