Following the very successful international day of action by Cambodian workers in their quest to achieve a US$ 177/month minimum wage, eight major fashion brands have stated that they are prepared to pay more for clothes made in Cambodia. While this is a step forward, workers will need to be […]
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Hundreds of police launched theatrical raids on Muslim homes in Brisbane and Sydney, see here and here, on the pretext of preventing terroristic attacks. One person has been charged on dubious evidence. The raids are intended to generate public fear, quash criticism for Australia’s renewed war on Iraq and justify […]
Up to 100,000 Cambodian workers held rallies to demand an increase in the minimum wage from US$100 to US$177 a month. Five workers were killed at demonstrations in January 2014 in Phnom Penh. Cambodian activists are preparing for another day of action on 12 October. Eight major fashion brands have […]
Nearly 6,000 workers from 10 glass factories in Turkey have finally reached an agreement with their employer Sisecam after first beginning strike action in June. The Turkish government supported the employer, by ordering that the workers’ strike be “postponed” (tantamount to a strike ban). Despite state repression, the union signed […]
Last week the Central Chairman of the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign, Riaz Lund, was shot by unknown assassins in Karachi, but miraculously survived. He survived an earlier shooting by attackers from the fascistic political party the Muhajir Qaumi Movement. Violence against labour leaders and social movement activists is widespread […]
After pressure from health and safety activists, IT manufacturer Apple has pledged to end the use of benzene and n-hexane in its supplier factories in China. Undercover activists previously got jobs in Apple’s Chinese suppliers, and found they were given little or no protective gear or safety training. Activists are […]
Elbit Systems is the biggest suppliers of drones, surveillance equipment and other military supplies to the Israel army. Elbit also supplies the Australian army and Australian Federal Police. Using Elbit’s weapons, the Israeli army killed over 2,000 Palestinians and injured more than 11,000 in the latest war on Gaza. In […]
The campaign to free Somyot Prueksakasemsuk continues in Thailand against the backdrop of increasing repression by the military government. The military junta has recently arrested the relatives of those who were killed by the Thailand military in the violent crackdown of 2010, as they have been fighting for justice all […]
Earlier this month, 10 constructions workers plunged to their death on a building site in Istanbul when the lift they were travelling in dropped 34 stories in free fall. This major accident comes only a few months after the Soma mine disaster were 301 miners were killed. Over a 1,000 […]
The fight by Cambodian garment workers for a living wage has been an ongoing issues for many years. Early this year, workers were heavily repressed by the government with four workers being killed and many others arrested and injured. Nevertheless, the workers have kept up the struggle. They have now […]