Mainland China's designated rulers in Hong Kong failed to squash the democracy movement, so the government in Beijing has decided to do the job itself. The May 28 vote by China's rubber-stamp parliament paves the way for China's Party-State to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ndhCcK-_sCambodian union Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW) fought to have their local union president released, supported by a LabourStart campaign and international solidarity.CUMW president Pav Sina says:“While we welcome the release, CUMW stresses that the government must drop...
As more disturbing images and video footage of racism, white supremacy and violence emerge from the United States and Canada, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) wants to offer our solidarity to the Black community and our racialized membership. We...
Education International stands firmly behind its affiliate, the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, and personnel facing degrading and threatening statements made by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. In an interview that foreshadows a government crackdown on rights and freedoms in Hong...
Sustained organizing and engagement by our Italian agro-food affiliate FLAI-CGIL has won landmark government action to protect the rights, health and safety of migrant workers in agriculture and other sectors. The May 19 'Italy Recovery' decree, effective immediately, regularizes the...
On 27 May, the parliamentary committee on social policy and the protection of veterans reviewed draft law №2681 and recommended that parliament adopt it in the first reading during next week’s session.This draft law is in contravention of the Constitution...
CUPE is calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to stop delaying and act now to provide urgently-needed support to Canada’s municipalities, which are facing critical funding shortages that have already led to massive layoffs and could lead to service shutdowns. On Monday, CUPE...
In Brazil, the Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação (CNTE) has issued a manifesto of measures to safeguard public health and workers’ lives. CNTE leaders have strongly criticised President Jair Bolsonaro’s reaction to the COVID-19 epidemic spreading in the country....
The people of Iran have not only paid a high price for the authorities' bungled response to the spread of the coronavirus. The country is gangrened by massive corruption, and workers pay the price. Omid Asadbeigi, owner of the giant...
As part of its support measures, the government publicly confirmed its intention to join the shareholding structure of the company, while in exchange, ArcelorMittal promised to maintain the group's presence in Italy. The CEO confirmed to formally and substantially keep...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.