Iran
Iran: “We are hungry, we want to return to work”
IN THE repressive environment of Iran’s Islamic Republic, the working class is suffering from high levels of capitalist exploitation.
Month: December 2003
Britain
Britain: Socialist Party wins second council seat
Chris Flood, a Socialist Party member from Lewisham won a council by-election in his area yesterday winning a stunning 32% of the vote. He joins Ian Page, the other Socialist Party councillor on the local […]
Our activity
cwi: international conference – The crisis of global capitalism and the socialist alternative
“One of the best international meetings the cwi has ever held…the discussions were excellent…the meeting reflected well the hectic pace of cwi activities in the anti-war movement and in strikes…”
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: The crisis in Sri Lanka and the role of the Left
The present government crisis in Sri Lanka arises out of the JR Jayawardene constitution, adopted in 1979, which gives dictatorial executive powers to the country’s President.
Ireland North
Northern Ireland Assembley elections: Divided vote hides workers’ disillusionment
NORTHERN IRELAND’S elections on 26 November were extremely polarised with the hard-line Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on one side and Sinn Fein on the other, gaining support.
Our activity
cwi international conference: The crisis of global capitalism and the socialist alternative
“One of the best international meetings the cwi has ever held…the discussions were excellent…the meeting reflected well the hectic pace of cwi activities in the anti-war movement and in strikes…”
Ireland Republic
Ireland: Ahern on borrowed time
THE BATTLE against the bin tax in the last two months has raised ominous signs for all workers. The capitalist establishment in all its guises – political parties, media, courts and the Gardai has demonstrated […]
Germany
Germany: Cross sector strike action planned in Kassel (Hessen)
On 9 December, strike action against the bosses’ federation attacks on wages and conditions and national bargaining will take place in Kassel and the Northhessen region. The strikes will also be directed against the social […]
Ireland Republic
Ireland – bin tax campaign: Bin tax battle
Union inaction – community direct action
Germany
Germany: Work stoppages and protests planned against government attacks
“We are witnesses and protagonists of a newly- now unstoppable- broad social protest movement in Germany. The mood…amongst the population, and even more in the workplaces and councils, has turned in the past weeks”. (From […]