The March Intifada - Bahrain, 1965 The March Intifada in Bahrain, 1965 began with the laying off of hundreds of workers at the Bahrain Petroleum Company, school students protested,…
US commitment to human rights on display as staunch ally executes 47 The US is implicated in the mass execution in Saudi Arabia more than the media likes to let on.
Labour Movements and Opposition Groups in Saudi Arabia: 1950-1975 An article about the growth of the Saudi Labour movement and additional radical opposition groups, focussing on two strikes at the ARAMCO oil company in 1953 and 1956.
Anarchist, Liberal and Authoritarian Enlightenments: Notes From the Arab Spring Mohammed A. Bamyeh discusses the currents and contradictions within the revolutionary movements…
Chinese workers clash with police after bossnapping in Bahrain Police attacked a group of Chinese migrant workers who had taken nine of their superiors hostage near a construction site in Zallaq, 25 km south of the capital Manama.
Strike of 5,000 construction workers in Bahrain comes to an end A strike by more than 5,000 construction workers at the Bahraini unit of a UAE firm ended after the…
Bahrain oil workers win bonuses BAPCO workers won their fight for a two-month annual bonus yesterday. The company increased its earlier offer of seven weeks pay, after union…
Bahrain bus drivers strike More than 50 bus drivers from the Cars Transport Corporation were on strike in Bahrain yesterday for higher pay.
Bahrain: construction workers strike After a successful 750-strong two-day strike, 1300 workers at another site have also downed tools.
Poultry strikers demand better working conditions Over 40 workers at the Delmon Poultry Company in Bahrain staged a wildcat strike yesterday.
Oil refinery workers threaten sit-in protest today Workers at Bahrain Petroleum Co. are due to hold a sit-in protest over pay.
