The Malaysian police have shut down a Marxism course organised by the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), in a new escalation of state repression. The police cited reasons of public safety and violence as the reasons to shut down the course, and alleged that they had received complaints about it. […]
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In another sign of the savage exploitation that workers in Pakistan have to endure, 10 coal miners were recently killed in a methane gas explosion. The disaster happened in Al-Hussaini coal mine in Kyber Pakhtoonkhaw province. Subsequent bad weather and poor rescue equipment further hampered the rescue efforts. These deaths […]
The thousands of workers employed at the new Tata factory in Gujarat face precarious employment condition, long days, low wages and unrelenting pressure to work harder. The Indian made car, the Tata, was supposed to be the pride of Indian industrial achievement but for the workers making this car, there […]
Activists in Thailand are using the proposed vote for a new constitution, which would cement the military’s role in Thai politics, to show opposition to the military junta. Given the level of repression in Thailand, activists like Anurak Jeantawanich, face constant surveillance and harassment from the authorities. In an unrelated […]
The number of Palestinians in Israeli jails topped 6,000 people at the end of January 2016, with at least 10% of them in ‘administrative detention’. There are constant hunger strikes by prisoner fighting for better conditions or their freedom. These increasing arrests have to be seen in light of the […]
Another worker has suffered acute methanol poisoning at a Samsung factory in the last month. The young worker had to be hospitalised and later fell into a coma. This case is only the latest of a spate of serious injuries that workers have suffered at Samsung where reports indicate they […]
Australian unions are advocating for a new law that would automatically give workers a permanent contract after six months of casual employment with the same employer. The use of casualisation is one of the methods used by employers all over the world to undermine workers’ conditions and union organising. In […]
Almost 600 former workers of Hindustan Unilever who were employed at its thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, have finally won their fight to receive compensation for their injuries and illnesses. One of the main components of thermometers is mercury, a highly toxic substance for humans. Unilever for decades dumped […]
Syrians have seized on the partial cease-fire, particularly the bombing of civilian areas, and have come out in the streets in demonstrations and protest actions. Hundreds of such actions were recorded over a space of a few days. Almost all of these protests were by civilians who took up once […]
Over 4,000 workers are employed at the Honda car plant in Tapukera, Rajasthan. Most are employed as contract workers, receive low wages and face harsh working conditions. For this reason, workers have repeatedly tried to form their own union. In Their latest attempt was repressed by the police in February […]