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Monthly Archives: February 2009
News on Orissa violence
The Indian Government sent a Ministerial delegation to Orissa on 17-19 November 2008 to review the situation in Orissa.
World Day of Social Justice
The observance of the day should contribute to the further consolidation of the efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.
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Tagged Social Justice, United Nations, World Day of Social Justice
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Student Christian Movement gatherings
Student Christian Movement (SCM) gathering: ‘Climate Change – Understanding And Responding In Faith: at Wesley Church ‘Old schoolhouse’.
Philippines labour rights attorney Remigio Saladero Jr., 5 others released
Update February 6, 2009 After being held for more than three months in prison on trumped up charges, Philippines labour rights attorney Remigio Saladero Jr was finally released on Thursday, February 5th. Five other Philippine labour rights leaders were also …
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Fair Work Bill must be Fair to vulnerable Migrant Women Workers
“When you work all day in fear of the supervisor abusing you in front of work mates and customers, when you are not allowed a break from 7.30am until lunch at 1pm, when you are only paid $8-10 an hour, when you work 6 or 7 days a week with no overtime pay, when the boss is more concerned about the clothes that fell on the floor than she is about the worker who is trapped under the rack of clothes, then surely you should be able to expect the government to take action to protect you!†says Angela Zhang, Chinese Community Worker from Asian Women at Work.
Posted in Just Employment, Just Stuff
Tagged Asian Women at Work, Fair Work Bill, FairWear, home workers, outworkers, sweat shops, work justice
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100+ rally in support of 7-Eleven workers in Geelong
An ex-worker from the store named Kholi, who is still to waiting to be paid for working on Christmas day last year, also spoke. Kholi got by far the best response from the rally. He gave a first hand account of the horrible conditions in the store and explained that most of the workers 7-Eleven employ are vulnerable international students. Due to the low wages they pay, 7-Eleven forces the workers to work over the 20 hour limit imposed by their visa regulations. This is happening on a mass scale.
Become a Nestlé-free zone
If you already boycott Nestlé then use the resources on these pages to spread the word. If you want to know why there is a boycott and how you can get involved, go here and here!
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Tagged baby milk, freedom of association, infant formula, Labour justice, Nestlé, Nestle free websites
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Become a Nestlé-free zone
If you already boycott Nestlé then use the resources on these pages to spread the word. If you want to know why there is a boycott and how you can get involved, go here and here!
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Tagged baby milk, freedom of association, infant formula, Labour justice, Nestlé, Nestle free websites
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Call on adidas not to discriminate against union leaders
Indonesian union members are desperately looking for new jobs as they appear to have been blacklisted at adidas suppliers due to their labour rights activism. Since the closure of the PT Spotec and PT Dong Joe factories in November 2006, seven SBGTS union leaders have unsuccessfully been searching for permanent employment at the new adidas supplier Ching Luh. And 33 SBGTS (earlier Perbupas) union members are still without jobs after being unfairly dismissed from the PT Panarub supplier in October 2005 in response to a strike.
In its code of conduct, adidas ensures freedom of association. In reality, however, union members frequently face discrimination at adidas suppliers; they increasingly report difficulties finding employment with adidas.
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Tagged Adidas, Clean Clothes Campaign, Labour justice, no sweat shops, PT Panarub suppliers, PT Spotec
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