Occupational Health and Safety

Domestic Worker Found Dead

From The Sun, Mid-Month, April 2001, translated by Bong Angeles

New Fees Mean 25% Wage Cut

From the Hope Workers’ Centre, Taiwan

2,000 Aluminum Workers Cheated

From World Socialist Web Site, 19 May 2001

Despite assurances given on 8 May by Bharat Aluminum (BALCO) management that it would re-instate all 7,000 workers who took part in the recent two month strike, over 2,000 contract workers have been refused reemployment.

Sweatshop Fined

From Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 26 May 2001

Daewoosa Samoa Ltd, a garment manufacturer that closed down in January after a scandal about working conditions that prompted one US official to compare its workers with the living dead (see ALU 38).

Adidas Union Organiser Arrested

From PERBUPAS press releases

Police arrested Ngadinah Binti Abu Mawardi, secretary of the Footwear Workers Association (PERBUPAS), on 20 April for “committing displeasing acts”.

Locked out Workers Win

From Centre for Labour Information Service and Training (Thailand) bulletins

The union at the Ladybird Garment Factory in Bangkok, employs 540 people. Because 200 of these are marginalised temporary workers, they are not legally allowed to join a union.

Crushed to Death

From the Fiji Sun, 19 July 2001

Death visited a mill in Lautoka, known as Sugar City, on 18 July.

Striking is Illegal

From Ruth Sinai, Ha’aretz, 18 April 2001, and Kav La’Oved (Workers’ Hotline), 26 May 2001

1,400 Sacked

From Workers’ News Aotearo/New Zealand, March 2001

Almost 1,400 workers will lose their jobs in July when 60 stores of the retail chain Deka close. Most of the workers will not receive redundancy pay, though some will be offered jobs in other oulets.

Toyota - Still Union Busting

From TMPCWA