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CONGO PORT WORKERS STRIKE FOR MINIMUM WAGE
About 500 workers for three mines owned by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan in Canada (the world’s largest producer of fertilizers which include
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Posted: 2008-08-27 18:07:00

Potash Workers into 2nd Week of Rotating Strike
About 500 workers for three mines owned by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan in Canada (the world’s largest producer of fertilizers which include
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Posted: 2008-08-27 18:06:00

Sugar Cane Workers in Guyana Strike against Bosses
Sugar workers in Guyana have gone on strike right in the midst of the company Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) negotiatins with the Guyana
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Posted: 2008-08-16 08:54:00

WORKERS GET SHAFT AS LONDON, ONTARIO PLANT CLOSED
H.J. Jones-Sons Ltd. closed their packaging plant last year in 2007 and subsequently filed for bankruptcy without providing the workers severance pay.
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Posted: 2008-08-16 08:51:00

Worker Anger Grows as Factory Workers in Bangladesh Riot
Savar, Bangladesh August 12, 2008 – Resistance by garment workers in Bangladesh escalates to a riot by thousands of furious workers.
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Posted: 2008-08-13 08:49:00

Workers and their Families Suffer Immigration Raids
Approximately 3,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Postville Iowa, a number greater than the actual population of this small town in Iowa,
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Posted: 2008-07-31 17:19:00

Working Teen Killed by Capitalism in Manitoba, Canada
On July 25th, 2008, a 15-year-old boy was killed at a construction site in Stony Mountain, Manitoba when he was literally buried by hot asphalt.
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Posted: 2008-07-31 08:42:00

Wages of the Kian Tyre Workers Not Paid
The struggle of the Kian Tyre workers still goes on.
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Posted: 2008-07-30 12:17:00

Fourteen Thousand Strike in Vietnam
With consumer prices rising steadily in Vietnam, 14,000 Hwa Seung Vina footwear workers are demanding an $18 raise and rejected the compromised raise
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Posted: 2008-07-28 17:55:00

Strike Against German Airline Lufthansa
July 28, 2008 - Approximately 5,000 freight, catering and maintenance staff walked off the jobs at midnight after the Verdi service union
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Posted: 2008-07-28 17:54:00

Worker Unrest in China
Social uprising in China continues as migrant workers have rioted for three days in eastern China after a migrant worker was beaten up by security
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Posted: 2008-07-18 08:58:00

Strikes Continue in Peru
Miners began another strike at Shougang Hierro Peru on Monday July 13th, 2008.
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Posted: 2008-07-18 08:55:00

Wildcat Strike in Vietnam
Six thousand workers have begun a strike as of July 3, 2008 at a Vietnam textile plant called Chutex group demanding pay raises.
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Posted: 2008-07-09 16:07:00

Nationwide Strike of Miners in Peru

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Posted: 2008-07-05 18:16:00

Mineworkers Walk off Job in Peru
For the third time in fourteen months Peruvian mineworkers have staged a national strike for better pay and benefits.
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Posted: 2008-06-30 13:07:00


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  Workers Killed and Injured on the Job

June 9, 2008, Stelllenbosch, South Africa: Five workers have died and thirteen have been injured when a sub-contractor was demolishing a wall at an old wine cellar in Stellenbosch in the wine region of South Africa.

  Diamond Workers Strike in Namibia

June 2008 – Approximately 200 workers of Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) factory have been striking for four days without the support of their union.

  The Unbridled Savagery of German Capitalists on the Way Paved by Trade Unions

The 21st century is a disgusting comedification of the tragedy of the exploitation of labour power by capital. The form of such a farce is different in different parts of the world. In Iran, the tragic comedy is made up of the owed back wages to the...

  Shoe Workers Strike in Vietnam

Hai Phong City, Vietnam – nearly than 7,000 shoe workers walked off the job with demands for higher wages.

  Petrotrin Oil Workers Work Stoppage

May 8, 2008 – It is now the second day of a strike for 6,000 workers of Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned Petrotrin in protest to health and safety issues and fears of job cuts.

  Solidarity Letter From Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) in Support of Mahmoud Salehi

To the Iranian Government:      I am writing on behalf of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), in Toronto, Canada, to condemn your despicable treatment of Mahmoud Salehi.  We learn that you are intending to keep him...

  More Conspiracy by the Capitalist Islamic Government of Iran to Keep Mahmoud Salehi Imprisoned

On March 17, 2008, Mahmoud Salehi was taken from the Sanandaj, Iran jail after being in prison for one year to the Ministry of Justice in order to lay newer charges and conduct further interrogations.  His new charges this time are related to his...

  New Case Made Against Mahmoud Salehi in order to keep him in Jail

Today, March 17, 2008, Mahmoud Salehi was taken from Sanandaj, Iran prison to the Ministry of Justice in order for them to lay new charges and to issue him provisional jail time.




Breaking Articles: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:12:46
Millions of Workers Striking in Greece
Millions of Workers Striking in Greece

At various points during the last two months, millions of workers from many industries have shut down numerous services in Greece.

Sixteen Thousand Textile Workers Strike in Swaziland

It is now the second week of a strike for many textile workers in the Southern African country of Swaziland. They have been tear-gassed and assaulted by police for their action.

Hyundai Wildcat strike in South Korea

Workers demanding wage increases at Hyundai Motor Company participated in a wildcat strike in Ulsan, Korea.


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Worker-Activists Arrested Iran-Tehran

On Friday December 14th, during conversations among some workers' families regarding the workers issues in Chitkar Park, Security Forces arrested four of these people in the park; Mohsen Hakimi, Ebrahim Norouzi Gohari, Ali Raza Asgari, and Hossain...

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The strike of the workers at the Nirou Rakhsh factory resulted in victory.

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The Continuation of the Workers Strike at Nirou Rakhsh Factory, Sanadaj-Iran

The workers are carrying on their strike for the third day. At the present time, the workers demands are; pay the back wages, maintain the health of the self-service (cafeteria), and having adequate warm workshops (workplace). All of these demands...

Solidarity Letter to the Workers of the Bicycle Factory “Bike System” in the Thuringian...
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Against Wage_Labour Issue # 9

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The Anatomy of a Successful Experience of the Movement Approach

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Palestine – insane capitalist savagery resulting from nationalism – so what is the cure...

The world of capitalism is based on the most brutal, criminal, and savage actions. What has been accumulating for the working people of Palestine is a part of this savagery – in fact it is the most outrageous one.

The Imprisonment of Three Members of The Coordinating Committee in Khorramabad
The Imprisonment of Three Members of The Coordinating Committee in Khorramabad

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Demonstration by Thousands of Workers in Stockholm, Sweden
Demonstration by Thousands of Workers in Stockholm, Sweden

On September 18th, 2007, thousands of workers took to the streets in Stockholm, outraged by the recent right wing policies of the government where working class benefits have been cut, including sick pay and unemployment benefits.

Strike-Bike:Workers Occupying and Self-Managing Bicycle Factory in Germany
Strike-Bike:Workers Occupying and Self-Managing Bicycle Factory in Germany

One hundred and thirty-five bicycle-factory workers have occupied Bike Systems GmbH in the Thuringian Nordhausen, Germany since July 2007.

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Toronto Anti-Poverty Action Sept 26 2007
Toronto Anti-Poverty Action Sept 26 2007

On September 26, 2007, a large group of many communities came together to send a strong message to the powers that be.


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