The first female president of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, Helen Kelly, has died at the age of 52. Kelly started her career as a school teacher and became a union delegate on her first day on the job. Kelly fought unrelentingly for health and safety in the […]
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The dismissed workers from the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India factory, located in the state of Rajasthan, are now entering the third week of their hunger strike. The protests and hunger strike are now based in New Delhi where workers are receiving extensive support, notwithstanding continual pressure from the police. […]
The indefinite general strike started last week by railway and subway workers in South Korea continues to hold even as the government increases its pressure on the workers. This coming week, Korean transport workers will also begin a general strike, both for their own industrial issues and in support of […]
An international solidarity ship that had left from Barcelona, Spain in mid September intending to bring much needed humanitarian supplies to the people of Gaza, was hijacked in international waters by the Israeli navy. The ship, whose crew consisted of women from a number of countries, was taken to the […]
On October 15, 1970, a steel and concrete slab of the near completed Westgate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia, collapsed – killing 35 workers and injuring many more. This was Australia’s worst industrial disaster and highlighted to workers the fight for health and safety and the need for strong and independent […]
A recent investigative article on the events that led to the fire at the Tampaco Foils factory where at least 34 workers were killed points to systemic problems. While the company was audited for its health and safety compliance a few years earlier, many problems were left unsolved. Even with […]
Late last year, a worker employed by one of Indonesia’s leading fast food chains, Champ Resto, was hit by a family tragedy when his baby died because the hospital refused him essential medical care. The problem had been that the company had not registered its employees in the government health […]
All hands on deck! Workers at Viva oil refinery in Geelong need our help and solidarity! Please come to the main gate on Refinery Rd Corio We need people to hold the line. Any time you can give will make the difference. Don't let the bosses mess with workers' safety. […]
This week, Thailand’s immigration authorities stopped the entry, and subsequently deported, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. Joshua had been invited to speak at a forum on anti-repression in Bangkok. News reports confirmed that the decision to deport Joshua was taken by the governments of both countries. Subsequently the […]
The last few weeks of aerial bombardment in the northern city of Aleppo has not only caused mass civilian casualties, but has seen an increasing number of health facilities deliberatively destroyed. These actions by the Syrian government have taken a devastating toll on workers and their families. The recent ceasefires […]