Fourteen union leaders of CTSWF (Cambodia Tourist and Service Workers Federation) are  facing criminal charges of defamation, perjury and incitement, which might lead to imprisonment and monetary fine. They are required to report to the court on 10th August for questionning.  The fourteen unionists were fired by the company NagaWorld Casino after it refused to [...]

Nearly 900 employees working at the Hyundai Motors plant near Chennai were taken into custody on Wednesday. The workers had been on indefinite strike from April 20 demanding the recognition of the Hyundai Motor India Employees union, the only registered union at the plant. Hyundai has so far been refusing to negotiate with the 1,500-strong [...]

To sign the petition online, go to: http://campaign.tw-npo.org/campaign/sign.php?id=2009042210484600 If you are holding an iPhone or an HTC in your hand, you might have contributed to the ordeals of nearly 8,000 factory workers in China and Taiwan, to speak of the least. One of Apple’s major suppliers, WINTEK, is recently facing a fight back from angry [...]

On October 3, 2008, the terror felt among labour activists in the Philippines grew even stronger. In addition to the arrest of Remigio Saladero, which Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) alerted you to earlier, another 71 people including well-known human and labour rights advocates were put on an arrest list by the Philippines government. Emmanuel “Manny” [...]

 Children Speak Out against Trafficking in Southeast Asia Quezon City, Philippines-December 11, 2008- On the occasion of the Day Against Trafficking on 12 December  2008,  Asia  ACTs  calls  on  campaign  partners  to  encourage  children  and  young  people  to speak out and fight against child trafficking.  Asia  ACTs  is  the  regional  campaign  to  fight  child  trafficking [...]

The APTUF is a trade union center which exists in an organized from in all parts of Pakistan. We the members of APTUF from Punjab, from SIND, from Baluchistan, from North West Frontiers Province They may speak different languages, different culture and differences But they all are members of the same trade union They all [...]

The fight against trade union repression in Australia is approaching a critical point. Noel Washington, an organiser with the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), will be facing court on Tuesday the 2nd of December. Noel is facing the possibility of a 6 months jail sentence because of the Australian Building and Construction Commission [...]

Appeal Letter to Reinstate Agus Wahyuni TO HSBC JAKARTAATTN: RICHARD McHOWATTFAX NUMBER  +62 21 5211103  TO HSBC JAKARTAATTN: RICHARD McHOWATTFAX NUMBER  +62 21 5211103  Dear Mr. Richard McHowatt We are very concerned about the dismissal case in your company. We heard that you are yet to reinstate the worker who was unjustly dismissed from HSBC – Jakarta in November [...]

Dear All, HSBC-Jakarta is anti-UNION. More than 100 workers were dismissed in 1996, including all unionists, due to their struggle for the betterment. The union has been silent for long time. Era of ‘Reformasi’ encouraged few workers of HSBC to reactivate the unions by replacing the pro-HSBC leaders. o­ne of prominent organisers, Agus Wahyuni (Vice [...]

Formal Sector Dear friends, Militant greetings from All Pakistan Trade Union Federation.As you all know that the management of Capital Industry (Pvt) Ltd is constantly violating labor laws, not allowing workers to practice their very legal right of collective bargaining. Management of Capital Industry Pvt. Ltd. is constantly attacking o­n workers right, and not accepting [...]