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 Tunisia
the Ministry of Women excuses violations against women rights

23/05/2013: In the «most developped country for women in the Arab world», the struggle for women rights remains more relevant than ever

  Tunisia, Women

Germany
DIE LINKE and the Euro

23/05/2013: After Lafontaine’s proposal to get rid of the Euro – what should the left say?

  Germany, New workers' parties

 Ireland
Tax haven for multinational corporations

22/05/2013: How Ireland is used as a tax haven by multinational corporations while the government is preparing to steal the property tax from people’s wages, social welfare and pensions

  Ireland Republic, Video

Germany
Strike at Amazon

22/05/2013: Union-agreed rates could bring Amazon workers 9000 euros more a year

  Germany

Taiwan
Sea shooting sees Filipino migrants become target of racist backlash

21/05/2013: Anti-racist campaign needed against corrupt ruling elites and capitalism

  Taiwan

Nigeria
President Jonathan declares state of emergency

21/05/2013: An expressway to attacks on democratic rights! For democratic mass working peoples’ defence committees!

  Nigeria

G8 Summit, Northern Ireland
’Why YOU should oppose the G8’

20/05/2013: This year’s G8 summit will be held in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on 17th – 18th June. This gathering brings together the heads of government of eight of the world’s largest capitalist economies to discuss how they can further the interests of those they represent – the super-rich, big business and the bankers.

  Anti-globalisation, Ireland North

World economy
"Central banks are flying blind"

19/05/2013: Increasing concerns and contradictions

  World Economy

South Africa
Mass retrenchment threat in mining industry demands mass action

18/05/2013: Workers and Socialist Party calls for one-day-general strike

  South Africa

Iran
What would a Rafsanjani presidency mean?

18/05/2013: Iran’s June 14 presidential election takes place against the background of deep divisions in society and the regime.

  Iran

Australia
Labour approves WA’s first uranium mine

17/05/2013: Australia’s federal environment minister Tony Burke gave the go ahead to Toro’s $270 million uranium mining project in the Wiluna region of Western Australia.

  Australia, Environment

New Zealand
Racism and recession in New Zealand

15/05/2013: Working class unity needed to defend rights and living standards

  New Zealand

Australian budget
Say ‘NO’ to the cuts agenda of the major parties

14/05/2013: We shouldn’t let either of the major parties tell us that ‘tough decisions’ or ‘hard cuts’ are required.

  Australia

Ireland
‘Bus Eireann workers in front line of class war - We should all support them!’

13/05/2013: Bus workers take strike action over savage wage cuts and attacks on conditions

  Ireland Republic

Italy
The economic crisis becomes a political and institutional crisis

11/05/2013: The latest events that have happened in Italian politics mark a new phase of development in the crisis in the third European industrial power.

  Italy

Turkey / Kurdistan
PKK announces ceasefire

11/05/2013: On 8 May the PKK has begun to withdraw from Turkey. Millions are hoping now for an end to oppression and for democratic rights.

  Kurdistan, Turkey

Malaysia
Election ’victory’ based on fraud

10/05/2013: Ruling Barisan Nasional’s widespread fraud enrages opposition supporters and young people

  Malaysia

Greece
Challenging the Golden Dawn

10/05/2013: On 2 May the neo-fascist Golden Dawn attempted to distribute food in Syntagma square in Athens to people holding proof of Greek nationality.

  Greece

British county elections
Capitalist parties rejected

10/05/2013: Time for a new mass workers’ party

  Britain

Tunisia
The calm before the storm

09/05/2013: New clashes on the horizon

  Tunisia

Pakistan
General elections held amid political turmoil

08/05/2013: Big landlords, capitalists and influential families are calling the shots

  Pakistan

Sri Lanka
Successful May Day

08/05/2013: The United Socialist Party’s May Day demonstration passed successfully through a number of populous areas of Colombo, ending at Grand Pass Junction.

  May Day, Sri Lanka

Hong Kong
Dockworkers’ strike ends after 40 days

07/05/2013: Union representatives declare a “half success” with a pay rise of 9.8 percent – but important issues are unresolved

  Hong Kong

Britain’s ’precariat’
Fighting for real jobs

06/05/2013: ’Get a job!’ is the constant refrain of privileged Tory ministers and vicious right-wing tabloids. A million unemployed young people are the subject of a relentless campaign of smears and lies.

  Britain, Youth

Liverpool
Rally marks 30 year anniversary of election of socialist council

05/05/2013: Great event remembers the ’47’ struggle

  Britain, History

 Women and the struggle for socialism
It doesn’t have to be like this

05/05/2013: Christine Thomas’ book outlines how inequalities and discrimination against women have not disappeared and women’s struggles must be bound up with wider class struggle to be successful. Read the complete book online here.

  Women

Australian budget
Say ‘NO’ to the cuts agenda of the major parties

04/05/2013: Those who created the crisis should be forced to pay.

  Australia

 Nigerian May Day arrests
All DSM members released [updated]

03/05/2013: The last set of DSM members still in the detention of the state security service (SSS) in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, and Ibadan Oyo state, Southwest Nigeria, as of yesterday, has been released.

  May Day, Nigeria, Solidarity

 Pakistan
May Day 2013

03/05/2013: Progressive Workers Federation (PWF), TURCP and SMP organised and intervened in the May Day activities across the country

  May Day, Video

Bangladesh building collapse
Casualties of a rotten profit system

03/05/2013: It is said that where labour is cheap, life is cheap. This is never more so than in the recent horrific deaths of over 400 garment workers crushed in a collapsed building in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

  Bangladesh

Hong Kong
Dockers’ strike shines a spotlight on Li Ka-shing’s business empire

03/05/2013: Li Ka-shing owns 13 percent of the world’s port capacity and much more besides…

  Hong Kong

Taiwan
Over 20,000 march on May Day

02/05/2013: ‘Defend pensions! Stop corruption!’

  May Day, Taiwan

Car industry

Car industry: End of car production in Bochum by 2016 announced by GM/Opel

19/12/2012, Factory closures in Europe’s auto industry spreading. Defend Bochum, Genk, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Southampton and Dagenham – for a united struggle to protect all jobs and factories
Stephan Kimmerle, CWI

Belgium: Genk Ford workers blockade plant

07/11/2012, 11 November - Mass demonstration called in support of Ford workers
Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium), Brussels

Europe’s car industry: Another crisis in the making

27/09/2012, For a European-wide and international strategy of the trade unions to defend factories, jobs and working conditions
Stephan Kimmerle, CWI

US: 75th anniversary of 1936 auto sit down strikes

21/08/2011, When workers shut down GM
By John Gallup, Seattle, Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

Italy: Metal-workers fight for all workers!

27/01/2011, One day strike in engineering industry this Friday
Marco Veruggio, ControCorrente

Italy: Metalworkers resist FIAT blackmail

23/07/2010, Struggle at Pomigliano brings out need for workers’ party
Events at the FIAT Pomigliano factory in recent weeks in Italy have shown that even in the most difficult circumstances workers are prepared to struggle if given a lead. Marco Veruggio of ControCorrente describes what has been happening and explains the significance of these developments.

Solidarity needed: Daimler workers in Berlin threatened with expulsion from IG Metall union

11/05/2010, The Berlin area leadership of the German metal workers’ union has begun the procedure to expel left wing, combative members. Please write messages of protest!
CWI

Germany: Solidarity needed - IG Metall union threatens combative left activists with explusion

17/02/2010, Messages of protest needed!
CWI reporters

Car industry: GM pulls out from Opel/Vauxhall sale

06/11/2009, Workers threatened with blackmail again
Stephan Kimmerle

Car industry: Magna’s takeover of Opel/Vauxhall

23/09/2009, New international jobs massacre in the car industry
Cedric Gerome, CWI

Belgium: A future for Opel Antwerp is possible

20/08/2009, Stop the threatened jobs massacre - for nationalisation under workers’ control and management !
Jan Vlegels, Linkse Socialistische Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (the CWI in Belgium)

Russia: Car industry in meltdown

18/08/2009, Trade unions demand nationalization with workers’ control, and an alternative plan of production
Rob Jones, CWI, Moscow

US: GM Goes Bankrupt — Defend Jobs!

05/06/2009, Retool GM to Produce Mass Transit Vehicles!
Brett Hoven, UAW Local 879 (personal capacity), Socialist Alternative (CWI supporters in the US)

Britain: Decisive action needed against victimisations

08/05/2009, Defend Rob Williams!
Editorial, the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

Britain: Rob Williams, union Convenor at Linamar plant, Swansea, sacked by brutal bosses

07/05/2009, Step up the struggle - Messages of protest needed urgently!
Socialist Party (England and Wales CWI) Statement

Belgium: Car industry in crisis

25/03/2009, Nationalise and provide transport for all!
Thomas, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belguim), Antwerp

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