Kashmir
Kashmir: Health workers’ struggle wins demands
First ever victor for health department service workers
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Germany
Germany: 100,000 on union demonstration
Workers on the streets – but union leaders face the wrong way!
ARCHIVE | LSP/MAS was the CWI section in Belgium until 2019
Belgium: 50,000-strong Brussels demonstration joins 300,000 other trade unionists across Europe fighting for jobs
Now workers’ all-European action plan for jobs needed!
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Defeat for ‘Tigers’ deepens Tamil people’s grievances
Rajapakse government cannot fulfil needs of workers and poor
América
Chile: El ?Acuerdo Nacional Pro empleo? a pesar de su nombre nada tiene que ver con la creación de empleo.
La recesión será profunda y de larga duración. Las noticias económicas del mundo reafirman el pronóstico que hizo el FMI a comienzos de año; la recesión será profunda y de larga duración. Después de muchos […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Imperialism sucked deeper into the quagmire
Western-backed elite enrich themselves as vast majority live in poverty
Israel / Palestine
Gaza: The nightmare continues
New ‘peace talks’ will not lead to genuine Palestinian state
Spain
Spain: Devastating impact of the economic crisis
Class battles brewing
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in Australia until 2019
Australia: Working people yet to see full effects of economic downturn
One million unemployed forecast & anti-union legislation intact – Socialist solutions urgently needed!
Britain
Britain: Sweep away the thieves and their system
‘Fish rot from the head first’.
ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019
US: Modern capitalism and the “Swine Flu” outbreak
Disaster worsened by profit system
South Africa
South Africa: ANC returned to power in landslide
As class polarisation continues, black working class voters vest their hopes in Zuma …for now!
May Day
May Day 2009: Workers and youth mark May Day in Israel and Belgium
More reports from around the world
Britain
Britain: Decisive action needed against victimisations
Defend Rob Williams!
Iceland
Iceland: “Left” election victory but no left policies
Crisis deepens – three companies go bankrupt every day
Britain
Britain: Rob Williams, union Convenor at Linamar plant, Swansea, sacked by brutal bosses
Step up the struggle – Messages of protest needed urgently!
Austria
Austria: Police attack anti-fascists on May Day
Brutality inflicted on peaceful protest
Britain
Britain and Northern Ireland: Visteon car workers show – Action gets results
Struggle ends in victory!
May Day
May Day 2009: Workers make their voices heard around the world
Marches and protests mark international workers’ day
América
Chile: Exitosa irrupción pública del Movimiento de los Pueblos y los Trabajadores (MPT)
El MPT, conformado recientemente, los días 4 y 5 de abril, por más de 300 delegados de 80 organizaciones y colectivos políticos, sindicales y sociales de muchas regiones de Chile, en el histórico sindicato metalúrgico […]
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019
Ireland: Lessons of the Waterford Crystal plant occupation
Nationalisation was the only option!
Austria
Austria: 60,000 school students strike on 24 April
Growing unrest among workers and youth
Lebanon
Lebanon: May Day – Workers need to build their own alternative!
Living conditions deteriorate due to neo-liberal politics and private sector mafia
Análisis
Pronunciamiento del CIT acerca del Primero de Mayo 2009: El capitalismo mundial en crisis
mundosocialista.net ¡Organízate—Resiste! ¡Por sindicatos luchadores y partidos masivos de trabajadores! ¡Por solidaridad internacional y el socialismo! El Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores (CIT) manda sus saludos de solidaridad por el Primer de Mayo […]
Britain
Britain: UPDATE – Linamar management forced to withdraw sacking of leading trade unionist
Bosses forced to the negotiation table
May Day
2009 CWI May Day Statement: World Capitalism In Crisis
We will not pay for the failure of the profit system!
América
Chile: Jorge Arrate candidato presidencial del Juntos Podemos
Crónica de una candidatura arreglada
Britain
Britain: Leading union activist Rob Williams sacked
Reinstate Linamar car plant union convenor now – Messages of support urgently needed!
History & Anniversaries
History: Spanish civil war
Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bloody end to war, no end to national conflict
Socialists continue fight against Rajapakse dictatorship
Egypt
Egypt: 6 April “Day of Anger” – Call from activists for jobs and democratic rights
Strikes and occupations grow – workers’ party with socialist policies needed!
Britain
Britain: British budget and the economic crisis
“Green shoots” of economic revival?
Economia
Economía: Lo peor está por venir
Pulso Económico
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stop the slaughter of Tamils
Joe Higgins attacks Sri Lankan government in Irish Daily Mail
Finland
Finland: Battle over pensions as economic crisis deepens
For a new workers’ party!
India
India: Countrywide elections have begun
Workers and young people have no party fighting capitalism and landlordism
Malaysia
Malaysia: Ruling Front under strain
Power transition to save weakening UMNO/BN
Britain
Britain: Thatcher’s legacy
Brutal class warfare against the rights and the conditions of the working class
Austria
Austria: Teachers and school students take strike action against attacks on education
Education sector gives an example by fighting back
Singapore
Singapore: Crisis of global capitalism hits Singapore hard
Export-driven economy shrinks
Asia
China: Sigue la huelga de taxis en Hunan, a pesar de las detenciones
Los taxistas de la central ciudad china de Yueyang, provincia de Hunan, continuaron su huelga el domingo contra los excesivamente altos costos de alquiler
Asia
Tailandia: Batallas en las calles de Bangkok
Ni el principal partido tiene la solución para la gente trabajadora y pobre
ARCHIVE | the Socialist Party was the CWI section in the Republic of Ireland until 2019
Ireland: Draconian government budget savages workers’ living standards
Workers’ action needed to defeat cuts and attacks
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka:: Stop the war – fight for democratic rights
Mass protests continue
América
Chile: Estado racista y policial chileno, aumenta represión contra los mapuche.
¡¡A parar la represión ahora!!
ARCHIVE | Xekinima was the CWI section in Greece until 2019
Greece: SYRIZA conference at critical time
Need to defend and deepen left direction is vital
Thailand
Thailand: Battles on streets of Bangkok
Neither major party has solution for working and poor people
Italy
Italy: The left and the earthquake in Abruzzo
Corruption kills
Análisis
Pronunciamiento del CIT acerca del Primero de Mayo 2009-03-31: El capitalismo mundial en crisis
mundosocialista.net ¡Organízate—Resiste! ¡Por sindicatos luchadores y partidos masivos de trabajadores! ¡Por solidaridad internacional y el socialismo! El Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores (CIT) manda sus saludos de solidaridad por el Primer de Mayo […]
Scotland
Scotland: Parents occupy school buildings in Glasgow to stop closures
Invest in schools and local communities!