Following a wave of protests and actions by other workers, especially garment workers, in Cambodia for wage rises, it is now the turn of gas station workers employed by Caltex to fight for better wages. Their demand is for the monthly minimum wage to be increased from the present US […]
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Women rights are attacked all over the world in many ways. Whether for cultural, religious, family or other reasons, there are attempts to restrict the ability of women to have control over their lives. In Melbourne, Australia there is a concerted campaign to make abortion illegal again. A local parliamentarian, […]
After years of fighting, and more workers getting sick and dying, labour activists have finally managed to get Samsung to accept some responsibility. This week, the Vice Chair and CEO of Samsung Electronics Mr. Kwon Oh-hyun, apologised to the families of the dead workers and promised some compensation. Nevertheless, Mr […]
For the third time in a decade, Thailand’s constitutional court has removed an elected government leader. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been ordered to step down on trivial charges of improperly transferring a bureaucrat. Thailand has a long history of military coups and the judiciary overriding the elected government. The […]
Twenty three bus workers were arrested at a demonstration in Azadi square, Tehran, and were immediately imprisoned. 1,000 protesters also managed to reach the Ministry of Labour, but several were arrested upon arrival. Even prior to May Day itself, Iranian intelligence broke into the homes of trade union activists and […]
Twenty four officials of the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines were sacked on 5 May from NXP Semiconductors in Cabuyao, Laguna, for refusing to work overtime on public holidays, including Easter and 1 May. The union alleges that management fired the workers in an effort to thwart ongoing negotiations […]
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is calling for improvements in mine safety after the death of three workers in only three weeks. On 16 April two workers were killed when a mine wall collapsed 500 metres underground at a coal mine owned by Yancoal in the Hunter […]
In May 1948 more than 780,000 Palestinians (over half of the population) were ethnically cleansed from their homeland, and more than 500 Palestinian villages were depopulated and destroyed. Attacks on Palestinians continue to this day see here and here. There will be a vigil in Melbourne on 16 May to […]
Workers have ended their hunger strike and returned to work, in the latest episode of an eleven-month long dispute at a Toyota plant in Karnataka, South India. The Toyota Kirloskar Employees Union is fighting for a wage increase and improvements to working conditions at the plant. In March 2014 Toyota […]
Nepalese Sherpa’s are threatening strike action, after 15 climb support staff were killed in an avalanche on 16 April – including the vice-president of the Sherpa’s union, Dorje Katri. The Sherpa’s demands include compensation for the families of the workers killed, a well as improved pay and working conditions for […]