Chris is a labour law researcher, specialising in China and the right to strike. He spent 27 years in the SA union movement. Chris now lives in Canberra. More →
Balibo five
In search of the truth: ‘Balibo Five’ victims still missing by Shirley Shackleton In his book Butir-Butir Budaya Jawa (Items of Javanese Culture), Gen. Soeharto, stated, “There are five categories of lies which are not punishable”. First, those you tell in a social gathering; second, those you tell your bride on your wedding day; third, [...]
Read more →Three election reflections
From Left focus three perspectives on the election http://leftfocus.blogspot.com/2010/08/election-reflections-three-perspectives.html
Read more →South African strike
South African Public Sector Strike Highlights Society’s Contradictions Patrick Bond The two major civil service unions on strike against the South African (SA) government vow to intensify pressure in coming days, in a struggle pitting a million members of the middle and lower ranks of society against a confident government leadership fresh from hosting the [...]
Read more →Pilger on Wikileaks
Why Wikileaks Must Be Protected By John Pilger Thursday, August 19, 2010 Z Communications On 26 July, Wikileaks released thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan. Cover-ups, a secret assassination unit and the killing of civilians are documented. In file after file, the brutalities echo the colonial past. From Malaya and [...]
Read more →China workplace disputes
The Nanhai Honda strike in China and the union from Australia Asia Worker links http://www.aawl.org.au/content/chinese-workers-demand-democratic-unions and China Labor News Translations July 2010 http://www.clntranslations.org/article/56/honda ‘One of the most interesting dimensions of the recent strikes at three Honda auto components factories in the Pearl River Delta region has been workers’ clearly articulated demand for their enterprise unions [...]
Read more →Australia Asia Worker Links
Australia Asia Worker Links Reports on workers and their unions in struggle and campaigns from Bangladesh, Korea, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. http://aawl.org.au/
Read more →Sutherland on the election
Don Sutherland’s discussion on the election on UnionBook http://unionbook2.ning.com/profiles/blogs/first-attempt-at-coherent
Read more →Hitler reacts to our hung parliament
A laugh in times like these… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pNDLzx9vyU
Read more →Pollution up
Read the Climate Institute’s analysis on Gillard and Abbott failing on climate change. www.climateinstitute.org.au
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