Israel’s use of administrative detention as a tool of repression has been well documented. Nevertheless, hundreds of Palestinians continue to suffer. One of the few ways that Palestinian prisoners have to fight back is by going on hunger strikes. Kayed Fawzi Abu Rish has been on hunger strike for over […]
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As reported in previous stories (see here and here) the anti-war movement in Japan has been growing in strength in its opposition to the Shinzo Abe government’s military expansion. Last week, a massive demonstration of over 100,000 people converged outside the Japanese parliament calling for nuclear disarmament and the respecting […]
As reported previously, maritime workers in the ports of the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane are involved in a bitter dispute against the global giant Hutchison. The dispute centres on restructuring and job losses. The workers are in discussion at the industrial court – Fair Work Australia, but the […]
As reported recently on the mass protests in Iraq, last week it was the turn of those in Lebanon to demonstrate en masse. While these protests started off as a reaction to uncollected garbage, they soon became a generalised protest against the government and politicians. The demonstrators were then met […]
As reported last week, the political coalition that has governed Malaysia for decades has been encountering greater opposition as corruption and inequality have become entrenched. This weekend saw hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in Malaysia for the 4th Bersih (Clean) rally. Though the government had declared […]
The issue of employers in Australia using loopholes in the working visa system to ruthlessly take advantage of vulnerable workers is becoming more widespread (see here and here). This week an investigation into the employment practices of the global giant 7/11 revealed how managers use the fact that workers are […]
As reported last year, Andy Hall is a British migrant and labour rights activist who works in both Burma and Thailand. In 2013, Andy wrote a report detailing the abuses of migrant and child workers at the Thai fruit cannery, Natural Fruit Company. Almost immediately the company charged Andy with defamation. […]
As reported over the years, the ship breaking industry in South Asia is one of the most dangerous occupations for workers. Not surprisingly, it is also poorly unionised with governments and companies actively repressing attempts by workers to form genuine unions. While there are many international campaigns that highlight these […]
As reported previously, for over a decade workers in Iraq have been battling various governments to get better laws in relation to workers’ rights and the right to organise. Finally earlier this month, the Iraqi government passed a new labour law that guarantees workers the right to strike and to […]
As reported last week, Anton Marcus, the General Secretary of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union was in Melbourne, Australia as part of a campaign for union rights for Ansell workers in Sri Lanka. The demonstration outside the headquarters of Ansell Australia was well attended by a […]