The Armed Forces of the Philippines arrested on Saturday February 6 what it claimed were 43 suspected New People’s Army guerillas who were purportedly holding a training on how to produce bombs. But Dr. Melecia Velmonte, the owner of the resthouse in Morong, Rizal where the 43 persons, has denied the military claims and assailed [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Twelve farmers in central Burma have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment with hard labour on trespassing charges after returning to work on land confiscated by the government. The case is being closely monitored by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Rangoon, according to the group’s country liaison officer, Steve Marshall. The farmers, [...]

Today SACOM issues this open statement in order to raise wider awareness about the plights of tens of thousands of subcontracted workers in Coca-Cola bottlers in China. On the 12^th of August 2009, a labor dispatch company hired by Coca-Cola’s designated Hangzhou-based bottling plant was discovered to have threatened two university student-workers who asked for [...]

Title: Women Workers in Asia: Agents for Peace and Development Location: in front of UN building Bangkok Description: CAW is organising a day of action on the 21st of September 2009 in front of the UN building to raising public attention to the livelihood and struggle of women workers living in conflict and suppression towards [...]

Title: The Undeclared War on Women: Women Workers’ Rights in Conflict and Suppression Location: Students Christian Center, Bangkok Description: Asia’s war on freedom and its armed ethnic conflicts wound women’s bodies and lives even when they are not recognized as casualties. A particular vulnerability is their inability to provide remedies for themselves and their families [...]

Over 3,000 workers of Tonghua Iron and Steel Group, a large scale state-owned company in Jilin Province, protested against privitisation on 24 July 2009. Jianlong Steel Holding Company, already holding a small share of Tonghua, planned to take over more than 50% share by the end of the year. The manager, Chen said that the [...]

MANILA — The Philippines is still Asia’s most dangerous place for workers. In a survey by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Philippines ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 3 in the world in the number of trade unionists killed in the past year. The Philippines has been on top of the list [...]

Press Release The government has announced that all restrictions on fishing in the northern seas have been removed. It has also stated that the A9 Highway that connects the Jaffna peninsula to the rest of the country would also be opened for commercial transportation.These two measures will help to restore normalcy in the day to [...]