In particular, workers are unhappy that the minimum wage is not being paid, allowances are not added, and overtime pay is not being calculated accurately. Solidarity messages can be sent to the workers union, SBJR – KASBI, at international@prp-indonesia.org |
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Asian Workers Organising newsletter July 2010 Spotlight on The Philippines and sth Korean workers movements |
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All dismissed workers have been reinstated, union members will not be victimised and the workers union will be recognised by the company as the workers' representative. Meanwhile, the power loom workers in Faisalabad, after more than a week of strike actions, that involved over 100,000 workers, have won their demand for the implementation of a 17% wage increase. For an earlier update. |
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The original industrial dispute was over the non payment of the minimum wage, K2.29/h or AUS$1.20/h, but now management has dismissed over 250 workers. For more information, click here and here |
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The MTU calls for an end to the criminalisation of, and repression against, undocumented migrants. Solidarity messages can be sent to migrant@jinbo.net |
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For more information and how to support the Toyota workers. |
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We strongly protest comrade Han’s continued detention, and we demand that he be freed immediately. We echo the Korean Metal Workers' Union call on the Court of Appeals to find Hang Sang Kyun and his 21 other comrades not guilty, and rule in favour of their immediate release. Mr Han led a 77 day strike at the Ssangyong vehicle manufacturing plant in protest against mass sackings. The company and South Korean government responded with violent police attacks against the strikers and solidarity supporters including the use of chemical agents. They blockaded the workers and denied them food, water and medical aid. The strike ended in August 2009. More information about the strike can be found here and here. |
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The ISA allows for detention without trial and has been used to suppress political and labour struggles. |
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Unfortunately, the Iranian government has a long history of suppressing internal political dissent. Mehdi Aslani will give a talk on the 28th of August in Melbourne, Australia about the period of repression in the late 1980's. For more details |
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