| 30 Jan 09 | Labour movement aims to keep job losses below 29,000 this year -- SINGAPORE : The labour movement is going to do all it can to keep job layoffs under 29,000 this year - the level last seen during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 Jan 09 | Umbrella unions vow to take action against irregular worker law revision -- The law on irregular workers is emerging as a detonator for what is shaping up to be February’s version of a “legislation war.” The Lee Myung-bak administration and his ruling Grand National Party are moving to introduce legislation that would amend the law to extend the amount of time, from two years to four, that companies can employ irregular workers before having to offer them regular employment contracts. The labor movement is saying it will fight back, declaring that “forcing the legislation through the National Assembly would mean war.” ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 Jan 09 | Hundreds of Workers Laid Off as Underwear Giant Closes Philipine Factories -- MANILA – Hundreds of workers in the Philippines of Triumph International, one of the world’s leading underwear manufacturers, will lose their jobs as the company closes its two production facilities here, the workers’ union said Sunday. ( Bulatlat.com ) |
| 29 Jan 09 | Less than one in 10 Hong Kong workers expects a pay rise -- Hong Kong - Less than one in 10 Hong Kong workers expects a pay rise in 2009 as the global economic slump takes its toll on the former British colony, a survey found Thursday. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Jan 09 | workers around the world face 'Painful' wage cuts -- The global economic crisis is expected to lead to painful cuts in the wages of millions of workers worldwide this year, warns the International Labour Office (ILO). ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Jan 09 | Sun Microsystems swings to $209M quarterly loss -- SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems swung to loss of $209 million in the latest quarter as the company absorbed a big restructuring charge for job cuts and grappled with falling demand for its servers and data-storage machines. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Jan 09 | IBM quietly cuts thousands of jobs -- SAN FRANCISCO - With the recession forcing tech companies to announce thousands of layoffs, IBM Corp. is joining the fray — but not advertising it. ( The Nation ) |
| 27 Jan 09 | ILO foresees painful cuts in wages -- The global economic crisis is expected to lead to painful cuts in the wages of millions of workers worldwide in 2009, according to a new report published today by the International Labour Office (ILO). ( The Nation ) |
| 26 Jan 09 | After Right-Wing Attacks, SEIU Cuts Old ACORN Ties -- Out of the blue, at a September 30 congressional hearing on the Consumer Financial Products Safety Commission, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) questioned Service Employees (SEIU) secretary-treasurer Anna Burger about the union’s ties to ACORN, the beleaguered poor people’s community organizing network. ( Laborstart ) |
| 26 Jan 09 | Malaysia Agrees on Wages, Passport Concession for Indonesian Workers -- Malaysia has agreed on a minimum monthly wage for Indonesian maids and other migrant workers in the informal sector, a key demand of Indonesia during ongoing negotiations on a new labor agreement. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 Jan 09 | Sony to close television plant, cut 2,000 full-time jobs -- Tokyo - Sony Corp was expected to close a television manufacturing plant and cut 2,000 full-time jobs in Japan as it prepares to report the first operating loss in 14 years amid the global economic downturn, The Nikkei business daily said Thursday. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Jan 09 | 45,000 Workers Out Of Job By Chinese New Year -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- Some 45,000 workers in the manufacturing sector may temporarily be out of job soon with most factories in the country to cease operations for the Chinese New Year celebration. ( Laborstart ) |
| 20 Jan 09 | Volkswagen, BMW Scale Back Hours for 86,000 Workers -- Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG are reducing hours for a total 86,000 workers to rein in production as the global recession deflates demand for vehicles. ( Bloomberg ) |
| 20 Jan 09 | Nestlé Hong Kong Workers Prepare for Industrial Action over Unfulfilled Commitments on Union Recognition, Precarious Contracts -- Six months after a three-day strike brought production to a standstill at Nestlé Hong Kong’s ice cream and chilled products factory, the IUF-affiliated Hong Kong Nestlé Workers Union is still waiting for the company to make good on its commitments: immediate recognition of the union, a halt to the termination of casual workers and an increase in the number of permanent workers. ( IUF ) |
| 19 Jan 09 | Spectre of 50m job losses looms in China -- THE economic crisis is set to hit workers harder in China than any other major economy, with a leading scholar predicting 50 million Chinese people could be out of work this year. ( Business day ) |
| 19 Jan 09 | Japan's labour unions eye resurgence -- TOKYO — After decades of decline, Japan's labour unions are looking to flex their new-found muscle in the wake of a historic power shift that handed them unprecedented close ties with the government. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Jan 09 | Workers take early Tet holiday due to falling exports -- DA NANG, Jan 19 (VNA) – Several export and processing companies in the central province of Da Nang have allowed their workers to leave for the Tet holiday from January 17, a week earlier compared to the Government’s official holiday time. ( MCOT News ) |
| 10 Jan 09 | Strike threat is lifted by baggage handlers at Hong Kong airport -- Hong Kong - The threat of strike action by baggage handlers at Hong Kong International Airport was lifted Tuesday as management reached a deal with workers over their end-of-year bonuses. Thousands of passengers were hit when 1,000 ground workers staged a three-hour strike between Christmas and the New Year top protest over the axing of their bonuses. ( The Nation ) |
| 10 Jan 09 | Asia’s job rescue begins -- Governments pursue emergency strategies to curb unemployment as slowdown bites hard. ( Bangkok Post ) |
| 06 Jan 09 | Thai govt worries about 2,600 Thai workers in Gaza Strip -- BANGKOK, Jan 6 (TNA) - Thailand's Labour Ministry is worried about the well-being of about 2,600 Thai workers now employed in the Gaza Strip as fierce fighting between Israeli troops and the militant group Hamas continues without any sign of ending soon, said a senior ministry official Tuesday. ( MCOT News ) |
| 05 Jan 09 | Foreign workers face tougher times in Singapore -- Singapore - Foreign workers in Singapore are complaining of salary arrears, with an increasing numbers of them out of work under the impact of economic downturn, according to a news report Monday. ( The Nation ) |
| 04 Jan 09 | Explosion kills 13 at illegal fireworks plant in China -- Beijing - At least 13 people died and two were injured after an explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, the government said on Sunday. ( The Nation ) |
| 17 Jan 09 | Iraq trade union threatens to block foreign oil field work -- BASRA, Iraq — The trade union representing workers of Iraq's state-owned Southern Oil Company (SOC) threatened on Thursday to prevent exploitation of one of Iraq's biggest oil fields by energy giants BP and CNPC. ( Laborstart ) |
| 15 Jan 09 | Tanta Linen Co. Workers’ Strike is Still Going On -- For the second week, the workers of Tanta Linen Co. have been striking to attain their demands. Moreover, on Monday June 8, 2009, more than 100 of the company workers demonstrated in front of the Parliament headquarters while a Parliamentarian was notifying their own problem with the company. In the few last days, the workers threatened to go on hunger strike unless the management fulfills their demand. However the Saudi investor, Abdallah Saleh al-Ka'ki, is still ignoring the workers’ demands until now. ( Laborstart ) |
| 12 Jan 09 | Labour union launches national campaign for 50 percent wage increase -- Baban Gandapurnama, Bandung – Workers from the Preparatory Committee for the Indonesian Labour Movement Union (KP-PPBI) are demanding a minimum wage increase across all regions in 2010 of as much as 50 percent. ( Laborstart ) |
| 12 Jan 09 | Arrested unionists remain in custody -- HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Lovemore Matombo and four other unionists spent the fourth day in jail on Wednesday after police successfully applied to court for permission to keep the unionists in detention pending trial. ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Jan 09 | World Day fof Decent Work -- The economic crisis threatens the jobs and futures of people everywhere. Decades of deregulation, and the greed and excess of a tiny minority, have pushed the world into the deepest recession since the 1930s. Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. Join with the International Trade Union Confederation in the campaign for economic recovery and reform on the World Day for Decent Work on 7 October 2009. Your organisation’s support is important, and you have the chance to join millions around the world in a united mobilisation for change. ( http://www.wddw.org/-English- ) |
| 07 Jan 09 | German Employees Exchange Wage Cuts for Equity -- German trade unions are discovering part-ownership as a tool against the financial crisis. They hope that accepting wage cuts in return for a share of the profits will give their members more power and money in the future. ( Laborstart ) |
| 05 Jan 09 | Finnish Metalworkers' Union to revote on TEAM -- The Finnish Metalworkers' Union is to vote again on Wednesday on joining the new industrial union TEAM. A three-fourths majority must be found in order for the Metalworkers' Union to continue as part of the TEAM project. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Jan 09 | Water workers vote for a strike -- Hundreds of workers at Anglian Water have voted for strike action in a row over pay. ( Laborstart ) |
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