18 December 2009, Chiang Mai Thailand – “It is nice to meet many people in the same situation as mine,” said Khun Man from Shan State, Burma. She has been in Chiang Mai for more than 25 years working as a seller at a grocery store. Her husband works at construction sites. Khun Man is [...]

At the dusk of Arroyo’s nine-year presidency, human rights violations against workers and trade unions heighten.  Four unionists, workers and advocates were murdered, one tortured to death this year, five were abducted and remain missing and thousands were harassed and threatened since she assumed presidency in 2001. Amidst these intensified attacks, in this year for [...]

Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) is delighted to know that Students Disney Watch, initiated by a group of university students Mainland China, was formed in May 2009 concerning the corporate social responsibility of Disney. According the Students Disney Watch, its establishment is inspired by the initiative of SACOM to fight against sweatshops in [...]

From SACOM: Christmas greetings! While customers are buying toys as Christmas presents, Chinese toy workers who are at the bottom of global supply chain cannot share the same joy when they are producing them. To have a closer look at the working conditions of toy workers in China, Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbeaviour (SACOM), [...]

The Asian Transnational Corporation Monitoring Network (ATNC) expresses deep regret over the Korean government’s announcement that it has granted a special presidential pardon for Samsung’s ex-chairman Mr. Lee Kun-hee on December 31, 2009. This special amnesty came out just four months after Mr. Lee was convicted for tax evasion and illegal bond trading, done for [...]

It has been two years since China labor activist Huang Qingnan almost lost his leg to an attack on 20 November 2007. The founder person of the Dagongzhe Migrant Worker Centre (hereafter DGZ) in Shenzhen China was attacked in broad daylight for his work educating migrant workers about their labor rights. It has been two [...]

On May 21, 2009, “Win-win Women’s Action to save common people and save jobs” (consisting of KWWA, KWTU, FKTU, Korean Womenlink, and KWAU) organized a campaign, “Worthy happiness of US$1”: Let’s raise the minimum wage by the rate of 1,000 won (=equal to US$1) an hour. This campaign was started with the minimum wage songs [...]

Give Protection and Humanitarian Aid to the Refugees Victim of Civil War – Community of Tamil Sri Lanka Joint Statement by Confederation Congress of Indonesia Union Alliance and Working Peoples Association Since 10 October 2009, 255 refugee victim of civil war – community of Tamil Sri Lanka was held by Indonesian otority. They escape Malaysia [...]

Jakarta Traffic Police reported that on Thursday Jakarta would host 11 rallies, including those held to commemorate the International Migrants Day, which fall on Dec. 18, issuing warning of possible traffic congestion near the rally sites. The police said in their website that a group calling themselves Indonesian Migrant Labor Defender Team would held a [...]

JAKARTA, 11 December 2009 (IRIN) – A lack of regulations is hampering Indonesia’s efforts to manage electronic waste, leaving communities exposed to health hazards from the toxic chemicals, officials and experts say. Along with other developing countries such as China, Indonesia is a destination for old electronics from developed countries in a trade deemed illegal [...]