textiles

Bangladesh: carrot and stick - security forces fire on garment workers as government recalls unions

Ret Marut — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:07:34 +0000

Wednesday 13 Aug - Dhaka; over 5,000 workers at Reedisha Knitex factory staged a demonstration inside during their lunch break at 1pm; they demanded a pay rise to compensate for the rampant inflation of food and other essentials such as rent and transportation. Their demands being ignored by management, they set about ransacking the factory.

Garment workers strike ongoing in Thailand

Django — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:51:56 +0000

A two week strike by hundreds of Garment workers in Thailand is ongoing.

Bangladesh; garment workers attack factories as thousands wildcat and riot

Ret Marut — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:51:16 +0000

Savar, Dhaka area; thousands of garment workers came out on strike over the weekend in a new outbreak of unrest. On Friday 8th Aug two workers on the overnight 'graveyard' shift at Biswas Synthetics Limited were caught sleeping by 'ansar men', who then assaulted them.

14,000 workers strike in Vietnam

Ed — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:57:17 +0000

The workers of Hwa Seung Vina in southern Dong Nai province stopped work Saturday, asking company leaders to raise their incomes by at least 300,000 dong (18 dollars), said Tuoi Tre daily newspaper.

The management of the company, which produces shoes for export, offered to raise workers' salary by 200,000 dong (12 dollars) but the compromise did not work, the paper said.

Roundup of a month of strikes in Iran

Alex... — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:09:41 +0000

After three weeks of not receiving wages workers at the Alborz Elastics Factory began a strike on July 12. Management had reneged on a promise to pay a New Year's bonus to 400 workers, and has refused to pay into a loan fund for workers despite taking regular deductions from salaries.

6,000 workers wildcat in Vietnam

Ed — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:34:37 +0000

The strike, which took place in the Song Than II Industrial Zone in the southern province of Binh Duong, asked the company's management to raise basic salaries by 15 per cent, and provide workers with accommodation and transportation costs. It was reported that the workers' current salaries are too low to cope with the country’s high inflation.

Clothing company beating of Bangladeshi workers in Athens met with wildcat collective action

taxikipali — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:30:20 +0000

On Monday 23 of June 2008 Bangladeshi foremen and thugs in the pay of the “LADY FASHION” clothing sweatshop in Votanikos, Athens, attacked Bangladeshi immigrant workers who had refused to work in the previous day (Sunday being an official day-off in Greece), using iron bars and wooden clubs.

Mansoura-Espana Garments Company workers on strike

Khawaga — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:15:41 +0000

Tuesday 24th June 2008 – Workers at the Mansoura-Espana Garments Company in Talkha are on strike. Via Twitter, Arabawy reports that central security forces and trucks have surrounded the factory, and that water cannons have been used on the strikers.

Textile strike in Alexandria

Khawaga — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:41:29 +0000

According to reports from bloggers a wildcat strike has started at the state-owned Al-Amiriya Company for Spinning and Weaving. The workers are demanding one full month of bonuses.

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary

Flint — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:35:25 +0000

The Ecological Challenge: Three Revolutions are Necessary
by Alternative Libertaire