Kazakhstan
Sweden: Local miners’ union donates to Kazakhstan oil workers’ struggle
“I really hope more trade union organizations give support”
Around the world
Egypt
Egypt: Former dictator Mubarak on trial
Revolutionary and counter-revolutionary struggle continues
Britain
Britain: Tell the TUC – call a 24-hour public sector general strike!
National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) is organising a lobby of this year’s TUC (Britain’s trade union confederation) conference in London, 11 September
Kazakhstan
Ireland: Report from Protest in Solidarity with Kazakh Oil Strikers
A protest took place in Dublin on the 12th of August in solidarity with striking oil workers in Kazakhstan who are engaged in a 3 month long strike against Kazmuniagas.
India
India: Bangalore garment workers woes and challenges ahead
The life of half a million garment workers in Bangalore is nothing but a hellish existence.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Right of abode conflict – a socialist standpoint
Fight racism • United struggle needed against neo-liberalism and capitalism
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: ‘Evidence’ fabricated against opposition leaders Ainur Kurmanov and Esenbek Ukteshbaev
Prisoners’ campaigner, Vadim Kuramshin, arrested twice in 3 days
Britain
Britain: Con-Dems to blame for anger of youth
Mass, trade union-led response needed
Thailand
Thailand: ‘Clone’ of Thaksin elected, but social conflicts could persist
The business-woman, Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of the controversial former prime minister, the tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, was chosen by Thailand’s parliament as the country’s 28th prime minister on 5 August.
South Africa
South Africa: Equal pay for equal work!
Labour broker workers march to Minister of Labour for permanent jobs