Month: December 2005

Worsening misery for tsunami people. A socialist world more necessary than ever

The Irish Ferries dispute ended in the early hours of the 14 December.

After general strike, workers and students discuss next steps

Transit workers strike is a fight for every working family in New York

The following email and phone number can be used by CWI members and supporters to send messages of support to the striking transit workers in New York.

La Tesis, Economia Mundial, EEUU, China,Europa e Irak fue adoptado durante la última reunión del Comité Executiva Internacional del CIT lo cual se celebró en Belgíca entre 5-10 de diciembre. La Tesis formó el base […]

Realizada recientemente por Ron Groves, miembro del Partido Socialista (Inglaterra y Gales) durante una visita.

Elections show rejection of neo-liberal policies and hatred of imperialism on the Latin American continent

Urgent appeal for international support and solidarity

Hugo Chávez has won his eleventh election victory since becoming president of Venezuela in 1998.

Support Transit Workers’ Fight for a Decent Contract!

"Hong Kong will not go down as the city where the Doha Round died," exclaimed the South China Morning Post (SCMP) with a sigh of relief. Perhaps not, but it wasn’t the place where the […]

Hong KongThe Korean farmers and workers have made a lasting impression on the population of Hong Kong during the anti-WTO protests of the last week, teaching them new methods of struggle.

"The problem is that billions of people are affected and the people running world trade are not even elected," says Greg Bradshaw, member of the Socialist Party (cwi Australia), who is today’s ’Protest Portrait’ in […]

Reforms "worse than shock therapy"

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

Rarely in the history of capitalism have perspectives for single countries and even continents been more affected, or even determined, by international events and processes.

Peter Taaffe, secretario general del Partido Socialista repasa las lecciones que los trabajadores pueden aprender desde el nacimiento del Partido Laborista, hace un siglo.

El Partido Socialista, durante más de diez años ha señalado la necesidad de un nuevo Partido de la clase trabajadora. Con cada paso más hacia la derecha del Nuevo Partido Laborista de Blair, esta necesidad […]

Model solidarity letter (see article)

A number of Polish miners, including Krzysztof Łabądź, leader of the trade union "Sierpień 80" in the mine "KWK Budryk", have recently been sacked.

Australia’s largest city of Sydney has seen days of racist violence on its streets and beaches.

"Junk the WTO!", "Derail the WTO!", "Stop the Doha Round", these were some of the slogans echoing Hong Kong last Sunday.

cwi leaflet being distributed at the Anti-WTO Summit in Hong Kong.

The case of workers at the Hong Kong-owned battery producer Gold Peak’s three China-based factories, who are suffering from exposure to the chemical cadmium, has received international attention.

Protest outside Hong Kong company as poisoning scandal deepens.

Como hacer avanzar la Revolución Venezolana

A massive neoliberal attack by the right wing New Democracy (ND) government on the Greek working class and the failure of the economy to develop as hoped by the capitalist class are the most important […]

Mass protests against Irish Ferries bosses

The community of Dongzhou in Guangdong province is in a state of shock four days after paramilitary police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators protesting against seizure of their land to build a coal-fired power […]

The turnout – of between 150,000 and a quarter of a million – exceeded even the organisers’ expectations.

A year ago, twelve months after former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnaze was overthrown in the so-called ‘rose revolution’, Victor Yushenko came to power as the president of Ukraine after the ‘orange revolution’.

One of the biggest demonstrations in Hong Kong was held on Sunday 4 December.

The devastating earthquake caused widespread destruction in the northern areas of Pakistan and Pakistani occupied Kashmir (POK) on 8 October.

700 attacks per week by insurgents

Case of childrens’ death in caravan fire raised in parliament

Last Friday, 25 November, a general strike against budget cuts paralysed Italy.

Delegates oppose social cuts of local Berlin government