immigrants

Catalyst #17

martinh — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:02:47 +0000

The Pogroms in South Africa: The Politics of Fear and the Fear of Politics

red jack — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:04:53 +0000

by Michael Neocosmos, 5 June 2008

Illegal immigrants win unpaid wages in Stockholm

Ed — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:24:28 +0000

The increasing organisation of illegal immigrants within the syndicalist union SAC have lead to more and more blockades to force the payment of unpaid wages, mainly from employment agencies in the restaurant, cleaning, hotel and building industry. Millions Kronor in unpaid wages have been have been won by the SAC.

France: workers strike, many win

jef costello — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:02:26 +0000

Michelin - Workers at the factory in Toul (Meurthe et Moselle) began strike action after plans were announced to close it down. As well as occupying and blockading the plant with pickets of burning tyres the 826 workers also confined two managers to their offices during the four-day strike.

Bahrain: construction workers strike

jef costello — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:03:42 +0000

The first strike was by workers at the Almoayyed Contracting Group, workers were protesting at salaries ranging from 60 to 85 Bahrain dinars (£82-116) They initially demanded a rise to between BHD 100 and BHD 120. The head of the group countered that workers were in fact being paid 75 to 150 dinars a month, he also claimed that only 300 workers joined the strike.

It’s A Free World ..., dir. Ken Loach, Channel 4, September 24th 2007. Television review

Tom Jennings — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:19:11 +0000

Trading In Desperation by Tom Jennings