‘The workplace culture is toxic’: workers of Australia’s Chemist Warehouse embark on strike
On November 2016, an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) found that the company had underpaid around 6,000 of its employees to the tune of AUD 3.6 million (USD 2.5 million).
In Brazil, hundreds of landless women occupy lands of sexual abuser
800 landless women occupied one of the farms of ‘João de Deus’ who has been accused on multiple accounts of sexual abuse and violence
Middle East arms sales up by a massive 87%, mostly US-supplied
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, both party to the international offensive in Yemen, together makes up around 28 percent of the US global arms sale.
Oregon teachers call for agitation, denouncing state’s disinvestment in education
Educators in the state reject the lawmakers’ claim that they have prioritized K-12 education in the state budget 2019-2021.
Union leader and members imprisoned in Myanmar
The union leaders were arrested for protesting the police action against a strike of workers at The Hotel @ Tharabar Gate in Bagan.
Bangladesh unions demands release of garment workers
Unions in Bangladesh have asked the government to intervene in false cases against thousands of workers arrested and fired from their jobs for participating in the December protests.
Iván Duque objections to the JEP put Colombia’s peace process in jeopardy
Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) is one of the essential entities created through peace agreements between the Colombian government and the FARC in 2016, putting an end to a five-decade long armed conflict
School teachers rally in Indianapolis, demanding wage hike
Experts and teachers have repeatedly said that the salary of the teachers in Indiana is comparatively lower than the salary of teachers in the neighboring states.