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 [...]
The hospital authorities claimed that while most of the injured were discharged after treatment, many left on their own. About a dozen persons, including policemen, were injured in the violence on Tuesday. While the situation elsewhere in Gurgaon was peaceful, all action was concentrated outside the Civil Hospital. The first round of teargassing took place [...]
