24 unionists sacked by the Filipino subsidiary of the Dutch NXP Semiconductors have entered the 2nd month of their campaign for reinstatement, after they were fired for refusing to work on public holidays. Amid continued protests and organising in the Philippines, a second Global Day of Action has been planned for the 2nd of July in conjunction with unions around the world. Against global companies like NXP, only by organising globally will we be able to resist effectively the onslaught of these companies. The company is located in a Special Economic Zones where union activities are often curtailed.
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West Bank under heaviest military attack since 2005
An estimated five Palestinians have been killed and 500 arrested so far, as Israeli armed forces raid the West Bank on the pretence of finding three missing Israeli teenagers. This is the largest military offensive by Israel against the West Bank since the second intifada, 2000 – 2005. Meanwhile the struggle continues against administrative detention and torture of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. A 63-day hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners ended on 25 June. -
AAWL Public Meeting: Free Our Comrades!
Labour movement activists organise against exploitation every day. In every country, workers are discouraged from demanding their rights by capitalists and governments. This pressure can be applied in many ways, either via fines, dismissals, beatings, rapes or even murder. Many activists end up in jail because of their organising activities. How can we organise internationally so that our campaigns to free our jailed brothers and sisters can become more powerful? One such comrade is Reza Shahabi, leader of a bus workers union in Tehran, who is currently on hunger strike.Public meeting
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Independence struggle intensifies in Kanaky
After an independence struggle in the 1980s, the Noumea Accord was signed in 1998. But the issue of decolonisation of Kanaky is again coming to the fore in the Southern Pacific. Kanaky has been a colony of France since 1854, and while small, the islands are of great strategic importance to France’s imperialist and military ambitions. The Kanaks have never accepted colonialisation. If you’d like to learn more about the renewed push for Kanak independence, come to a public meeting in Melbourne Australia on the 10th of July to hear about the Kanaks’ renewed push for independence. -
Workers will rally again in Australia
Workers will rally again in Melbourne to oppose extreme cuts to public services and social welfare. 40,000 people rallied to Bust the Budget on 12 July. More events will be organised on the Bust the Budget website.
Join the rally
1:00pm Sunday 6 July
Queen Victoria Gardens
Opposite the Arts Centre, Southbank
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Korean health workers protest against privatisation
The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union (KHMU) are holding a series of strikes and rallies from 24 to 30 June, to protest against the Korean government’s announcement to allow for deregulation and privatisation of the health services in the country. The president of the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union also staged a 10 day hunger strike, ending of the 20 June to galvanise opposition against the privatization of health care. There are also fierce struggles going on against the privatization of Korea’s railway system, including a 22-day strike in December 2013 and January 2014. -
Be prepared for active solidarity with the Indonesian people
According to most Indonesian polls, former provincial businessman, mayor of Solo and governor of Jakarta Joko Widodo has lost a substantial lead to former general Prabowo Subianto in the current general election campaign. The two are now running neck and neck.
Prabowo is responsible for…
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Apartheid regime lashes out in Palestine
The largest military crackdown on the Occupied West Bank in more than a decade has left eight Palestinians dead and more than 130 wounded. Thousands of homes have been raided, and more than 560 Palestinians have been arrested and detained without charge or trial.
Among those arrested are…
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Government and big business conspire against Indonesian workers
Apple Corporation contractor Foxconn, infamous for its deplorable working conditions in China, now appears to be undermining civil freedoms in Indonesia.
After the announcement of plans for a multi-billion-dollar factory at the Marunda Export Processing Zone in north Jakarta, a highly…
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Delhi: Update on the steel workers’ struggle in Wazirpur
Historic Victory of Steel Workers of Wazirpur! As is known, the steel workers of Wazirpur have been on strike since June 6, under the leadership of ‘Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti’. Today, in the negotiation in Deputy Labour Commissioner’s Office, the owners of all plants gave in to the demands of workers and accepted to […]