Relevance of Marx today
“Philosophers have so far only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it”, says Karl Marx in his famous 11th and last thesis on Feuerbach.…
Tag: workers
Saudi Arabia, dumped immigrant workers facing starvation
Stranded workers forced to live in slave conditions Thousands of South Asian immigrant workers in Saudi Arabia forced to live in slave conditions. Many companies brought thousands of workers in…
Garment workers show anger against non payment of salaries
Police arrested three protesting workers and criminal cases registered The protesting workers of ADM garments factory in Korangi industrial area in Karachi showed their anger and desperation against non payment…
Resurgent Workers Movement Fighting Against El-Sissi Dictatorship
When Egyptian army led by General Adel- Faattah el-Sissi overthrew the Islamist President Morsi’s government and installed a hand picked interim government, there were big hopes and illusions that the…
Saudi Arabia announced to privatise the postal services
Saudi Arabian minister Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel announced to privatise the state owned Saudi Postal Corp next year. This privatisation is the part of the NTP2020 program. The minister said that the…
The crisis in Chinese steel industry- thousands of jobs at stake
The Chinese steel producers lost more than 100 billion yuan ($15.5billion) last year said the industry association. Chinese government is under immense pressure from the EU to drastically cut its…
Poverty, dodging the numbers
The number of people living in poverty has increased in last decade Lies more lies and official figures, best describe that how the government manipulate or sometime distort figures to…
Austerity and Job cuts started to bite UAE
by Khalid Bhatti 23/05/2016 Thousands of jobs under the axe Abu Dhabi’ National Oil Co (ADNOC) which has around 55,000 workforce wants to reduce 5000 jobs till Dec 2016. ADNOC…
Binladin Group Laid Off 77000 Foreign Workers Since Makkah Crane Crash
According to the Saudi media outlets, the battling Saudi construction giant Binladin Group is under way to retrench 77000 foreign workers from different projects. One of the largest construction company…
Protesting Workers in Makkah Torched Company Buses in Rare Show of Anger and Frustration against Unpaid Wages and Retrenchments
The angry and frustrated construction workers belonging to Saudi construction giant Binladin Group set on fire nearly eight company buses in Makkah in the latest protest against unpaid wages and…
1st May 2016 Labour Day
PIA Strike Continues Despite State Repression
Four workers killed, eight injured as security forces open fire on PIA protesting workers An all-out strike continued at the state-owned national air lines PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) for the…