by Qamar Uz Zaman (published in Asian Marxist Review) May Day is not merely a date on the calendar; it is a revolutionary saga etched in blood. It is the legacy of Chicago’s martyred labor leaders who, standing on the scaffold, declared that though their voices might be silenced today, the grinding stone of their struggle would tomorrow shatter the mill of oppression. This is not just a … [Read more...]
Roger Silverman addresses Pakistan’s ‘The Struggle’ April 2025 Conference
The Workers’ International Network has for several decades had links with the Pakistani Marxist group The Struggle. This weekend they are held a conference of 1,500 supporters! Here is our greetings message to them. See the recording HERE. … [Read more...]
NIKE DO YOU SEE US NOW?
Support women Nike sportswear workers from 25 garment worker unions in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Bangladesh, coordinated by Asia Floor Wage Alliance and Global Labor Justice. The message they are sending could not be clearer: *Pay us what you owe us. *Treat us with respect. *And if you're going to be running advertisements promoting the image of "strong women", … [Read more...]
Please support Marcia Kauatjitotje!
Marcia, a security officer and member of NAMIBIA SECURITY WORKERS UNION (NASWU), worked for Rossington Mines (a Chinese owned company), and has been in dispute with her employers since September 2023. She needs to raise N$ 19800.00 (about £800 UK sterling) to continue her campaign. Marcia was victimised and dismissed after she made complaints about safety in the workplace. She has been fighting … [Read more...]
Political repression is ruining our lives – Support the movement to protect our freedom to protest!
For more than seven months, a retired head teacher, a dementia care advisor and a retired environmental health officer have been left waiting in limbo by the Metropolitan Police, desperately hoping to find out if they will face criminal charges instigated by an east London council following a town hall protest. In February 2024, the three socialist campaigners attended a fraught Newham council … [Read more...]
International Panel: Contracting Out, Union Busting & Privatization In Southern Africa – Zoom Meeting TODAY
July 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT (7.30pm UK BST) FREE 12:30 PM CST/1:30 PM EST 7:30 PM SOUTH AFRICA/NAMIBIA/UK BST The destruction of workers in Southern African including in South Africa and Namibia is escalating. Workers are being forced into contract labor which was the type of labor under apartheid conditions. These panelists will report on the fight against union busting and also the … [Read more...]
Iran: campaign to support victimised oil worker Yaser Ahmadinejad – from Internationalist Standpoint
Internationalist Standpoint is calling all it’s readers to send messages of protest and support regarding the case of Iranian oil worker Yaser Ahmadinejad, who has been targeted for a video he posted on social media. Yaser Ahmadinejad is an Arkan Saless Excavation Company worker. These workers have been on strike and Yaser was voicing his support for these just demands. He has been … [Read more...]
WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!
A WIN discussion April 2024. May 1st has been recognised as international workers' day ever since the strike of trade unions in the USA in 1886 for the eight-hour working day, which ended in the notorious police massacre of workers at the Haymarket in Chicago. In 1889 the newly-formed Socialist International called a worldwide one-day general strike for the following May Day, and workers' parties … [Read more...]
Messages of support for Marcia Kauatjitotje , victimised Namibian worker
Listen to an interview with Marcia as she gives details of her case here FROM IRELAND - DUBLIN COUNCIL OF TRADE COUNCILS Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) demands the immediate re-instatement of Marcia Kauatjitotje, a security surveillance operator with Eagle Night Watch at Husab uranium mine in Namibia. She had given evidence on behalf of workers at the recent Labour Tribunal in … [Read more...]
SUPPORT Marcia Kauatjitotje: VICTIMISED FOR TRUTH IN NAMIBIA
FIGHTING WOMAN VICTIMISED - Please see emails below to record messages of solidarity in opposition to the company and the labour commissioners. Marcia Kauatjitotje (37) Security Surveillance operator for Eagle Night Watch in Namibia has been victimized for telling the truth about exploitation and working conditions in the security company. Eagle Night Watch is a sub-contractor to Husab … [Read more...]