On June 24, more than 10,000 workers picketed a power loom factory in Sadhar Faisalabad for more than eight hours. They were demanding the arrest of the owner of the factory and his gangsters.
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1942: Japanese invade Burma. The Burma Independence Army is under the command of Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) father.
1943: Aung San is Minister of War in formally independent but Japanese-occupied Burma.
1945: Burmese army, lead by Aung
We live in precarious times. Consider these two announcements over the last week:
1. The Bank for International Settlements (the international organisation of the world's central banks) warned that a severe global economic downturn seems
On July 3, NSW public-sector delegates met at Unions NSW and unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for 聯a day of action on July 30th where members will be called upon to demonstrate the extent the public relies on services delivered by public sector workers聰. Public sector workers will 聯withdraw their goodwill聰 on the day, Unions NSW secretary John Robertson said at a press conference on July 3, although he has ruled out any strike action.
In full campaign mode, as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls again on August 10 to decide the fate of the president and nine departmental prefects [state governors] in recall referendums, Bolivia聮s left-wing indigenous President Evo Morales took time out to speak exclusively to Argentinian journalist Pablo Stefanoni in the presidential palace.
A political economist and activist who directs the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, Patrick Bond was a featured guest speaker at the 91自拍论坛 Weekly Social Change 鈥 Climate Change conference held in Sydney in April.
These are some of the corporations currently doing business with the Burmese military junta. For a full list, see the Burma Campaign UK鈥檚 鈥淒irty List鈥 of corporations in Burma.
On July 3, 95% of NSW Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) members voted to take action on pay and conditions in the next 30 days, not ruling out disrupting World Youth Day.
While the NSW teachers have won some concessions, they are continuing to campaign against the state government聮s abandonment of the state-wide staffing transfer system. The NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) decided at its June 14 state council meeting on a two-hour stopwork the week beginning August 25.
Venezuela聮s environment ministry has proclaimed sweeping restrictions on mining in the Imataca Forest, in Venezuela聮s south-east, according to a June 27 Venezuelanalysis.com article. Despite this, negotiations over mining permits continue with affected companies.
Below was posted at http://climateandcapitalism.com.
Adelaide City Council聮s zero-emissions solar electric bus, Tindo, which is the Kaurna Aboriginal word for sun, is a great example of what sustainable public transport looks like.
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