Mexico: A Victory for Miners in Cananea A victory for striking miners in Cananea as a judicial panel ruled their six month strike legal. This reversed an earlier ruling in January which had led to brutal attacks by the police.
Mexico: miners strikes in Sonora and Guerrero A long-running miners' strike in Cananea, Sonora continues despite strikers being repressed by police and military and a judge declaring it illegal. In Taxco, Guerrero however, the bosses respond to striking miners by closing down the site permanently.
Poland: Three labour conflicts highlight the state's animosity towards Workers Currently there are many labour conflicts in Poland, including various forms of strikes and protest. Almost 20 years after Poland's transition to a market economy, labour unrest is still strongest in the budget sector and in state-owned companies.
South Africa: Miners hold one-day strike The National Union of Mineworkers called out its 270,000 members on Tuesday in protest at the poor level of safety in South African mines.
Peru: National mining strike to start on Monday Peru's biggest federation of mining unions said workers will go on strike nationwide starting on Monday despite efforts by the government to…
Morocco: miners from Jbel Awam on trial Twenty-nine of the striking miners went on trial today facing charges that include unarmed rebellion.
The Lena massacre, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the brutal suppression of a strike by Russian gold miners protesting low wages and inhumane working conditions in 1912.
Morocco: Striking miners arrested at Jbel Awam Miners at Jbel Awam in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco were arrested after police invaded their camp on Tuesday morning.
Papua New Guinea: Wildcat causes millions in losses Ongoing wildcat action by striking workers has caused millions of dollars in losses for a massive mining project.
Mount Isa: the great Queensland strike - Bretta Carthey and Bob Potter Pamphlet by the UK Solidarity group on the 1964-1965 strike and lockout at the Mount Isa copper mine…
China: miners strike attacked 800 striking miners at the Tanjiashan Coal Mine in Hubei Province fought hired security guards for two hours last week after they attempted to…
1918: Rice riots and strikes in Japan From July-September 1918, Japan was swept with a wave of riots from rural fishing villages to major industrial centres and coal fields, in what…