South Korea: Yongsan dead finally buried Ending 345 days of hard negotiations over the Yongsan fire that claimed six lives, 5 demonstrators and one police, during an eviction from a redevelopment site, the developer and victims reached an agreement in late December 2009. It is

Yongsan, in the 2009 violence, the police removed the people. 1. 20 dead 2010 during the funeral period of one year. 1. 9 on the head with the heart of repentance, were bred. Your solidarity with the SSanggyong Motors Union Workers, the metal workers Union the Osan, the Yongsan and the many NGO;s struggle wa

International Migrants Day Rally - "We are labor, labor is one"     Today 'Alliance for migrants equality and human rights' held International Migrants Day Rally - "We are labor, labor is one" in the Seoul station plaza.Various migrants organizations including MTU par

Last year, on September 26th, a Vietnamese worker suffered a tragic accident where cement was poured down on a Vietnamese worker. His eyes and mouth were covered with the substance. When he was immediately sent to a hospital his kidney failed and he was diagnosed as having nephrosis. His frequent fatigue dist

Thursday, 17 December 2009 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Workers of a textile factory in the Industrial Zone (3) in Rangoon’s suburban Township of Hlaing Tharyar demonstrated outside the factory on Thursday morning, sources said. “It is not a protest but a demonstration in support of our demands. The demands r

  Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Burma’s garment industry in industrial zones is on a downhill slide due to the global financial crisis, the Garment Industry Entrepreneurs Association said.The Association Chairman Myint Soe said the industry has suffered a decline of 30 per