Labour Rights

Less than a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the banks are back. Puffed up with profits, they are flexing their muscles again. This reality haunted the G20 finance ministers in London last weekend as they met to prepare for the summit that will take place in Pittsburgh in the US later this month. This will be the third meeting of the heads of government of the world’s biggest economies in less than a year—a sign of the severity of the present crisis.

By Virendra Singh Rawat / Chennai/ Lucknow Source: Business Standard (India). September 04, 2009 Nasdaq-listed Chinese mobile phone battery maker China BAK Battery Inc will set up a…

By Bailout the People Movement Why are we demanding jobs or income at the G-20 Economic Crisis Meeting in Pittsburgh in September? 30 million people in the U.S. are unemployed or underemployed…

Sign the online petition: http://www.gopetition.com/online/29119.html On 16 June 2009, Liu Hanghuang, a factory worker in Dongguan, fatally stabbed two of his Taiwanese employers and left a…

Labour Rights in Global Production Networks. An Analysis of the Apparel and Electronics Sector in Romania by Leonhard Plank, Cornelia Staritz and Karin Lukas Owner: Chamber of Workers and…

Trade union representatives use the comic to blame the Nagacorp (3918.HK) for laying off union leaders. Chen Lip Keong is a Malaysian business tycoon with a keen interest in investing…

Reinstate Unlawfully Dismissed Workers In early March A.P.Moller-Maersk commissioned Impactt and CRECEA to conduct auditing on MCID (Maersk Container Industry Dongguan Ltd). MCID was…

Electronics companies sourcing from Gold Peak Batteries Ltd to take responsibility 28 April 2009 - International Commemoration Day For Dead And Injured Workers For years now, the Chinese…

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY 2009Updates on Gold Peak, Maersk and Asbestos campaigning ICD2009 Overview of OSH in China Memorial Day is not officially recognised in Hong Kong, Macau…

A letter from the GoodElectronics network to GoldPeak batteries' buyer, Sony, regarding the serious situation for workers with excessive cadmium levels or cadmium poisoning at the JetPower…