India - December 31, 2010 - Tirupur, Tamil Nadu state (extreme south of India), 8,000 factories Textiles, 3,000 of which are subcontracted. The companies have simplified the work so that a very limited number of unskilled workers will be interchangeable and super-exploited thanks to the enormous pool of labor available in this agricultural region. The work is done in shifts ranging from 12 to 16 hours, salaries range from 2.35 to 4 dollars a day. In addition, there are housing problems, and 70% must live on $ 2 a day. Over the past two years, almost 1,000 adults between 20 and 40 committed suicide to escape the poor conditions of super-work, debt and the harassment of employers and money lenders.
South Korea - December 1, 2010 - Temporary workers of Daewoo are still struggling to enforce a law that, under certain conditions, you must give them the benefit of an indefinite contract.
Bangladesh - January 8, 2011 to 1700 workers a garment factory at Ashulia on strike for wages, have occupied the factory and blocked the surrounding streets. The police attack caused casualties. E 'agreement was reached for a slight increase in salary.
23 January 2011 - 400 employees (167 full-time and 240 temporary workers have occupied the chemical company Advanced Chemical Industries Siddhigenj near Dhaka. They were evicted by the police: one dead and 100 wounded.
31 gennaio 2011 to 20,000 farmers armed with sticks, machetes and pitchforks protest against the construction of a new airport on the outskirts of Dhaka, blocking the access road, setting fire to a police station and attacked the police deployed to protect the site. 50 i injured. Killed a policeman, dozens of arrests.
February 7, 2011 - another day of political general strike (Hartal to) proclaimed by the opposition party BNP, with the aim of reducing prices: 8 bus on fire.
At the same time, a dockers' strike paralyzed the main port of Chittagong.
Chile - January 20, 2011 - The government announced an increase in fuel prices by 17%. Riots broke out in southern Patagonia, in the region of Punta Arenas (where the fuel plays a key role in the movement and heating), paralyzing traffic (blocking roads, ports and airports. The police response is 2 dead e 200 arresti. Dopo sette giorni di proteste, viene dato l'annuncio di un contributo finanziario per 18.000 famiglie a basso reddito. E' stato dichiarato lo stato di emergenza facendo riferimento ad una legge di Pinochet, con l'invio di militari e con la triplicazione di tutte le sanzioni per disturbo dell'ordine pubblico.
Cina - 10 gennaio 2011 - Sciopero di 100 conducenti di autobus urbani che hanno bloccato il deposito di Shenzhen chiedendo il pagamento dei loro stipendi.
25 gennaio 2011-Wuzhou - 100 lavoratori edili dimostrano per il pagamento dei loro stipendi: a loro si uniscono  centinaia di altri lavoratori, ma sono violentemente attaccati dalla polizia: 20 feriti.
Canada - 31 gennaio 2011 - 10,000 workers appear to Hamilton (Ontario) in solidarity with 900 workers occupied the mill of U.S. Steel for 11 weeks, after rejecting a new contract including a reform of the pension system.
Mexico - December 28, 2010 to 600 city employees and 182 temporary workers laid off occupied the city hall of Tampico and the surrounding streets.
Bolivia - December 30, 2010 - A decree of December 26 had imposed a 80% increase in fuel prices (which are already heavily taxed and subject do smuggling from neighboring countries), inflation offset only by a 20% increase in salaries of officials and other economic aid. This did not prevent the explosion of anger especially among those who greeted the election of Morales to the presidency. The general strike of December 30, has turned into a riot and a great social upheaval. Morales has canceled his decree on December 31, but the problem persists with attempts to gradually restore the same increases.
India - January 20, 2011 - In the State of Gujarrat (north-west, near the Pakistani border) around Surat City, 700,000 immigrants are exploited in the field of weaving, paid by the piece, per meter of fabric per day. After five days of strike (many injured and 80 arrests), the union ordered them to resume work after an agreement which granted an increase of $ 0.2 per meter of fabric made. But molti si sono rifiutati di riprendere il lavoro. Temendo rappresaglie, molti di questi immigrati preferiscono tornare alle loro campagne per timore di ritorsioni e di violenze fisiche che possono portare alla morte. Le fabbriche sono state chiuse per 15 giorni ed i centri tessili nelle vicinanze sono anch'essi in sciopero.
12 febbraio 2011 - In sciopero per i salari e condizioni di lavoro dal 28/12/2010, nello Stato del Madhya Pradesh (India centrale) i 3.500 infermieri degli ospedali pubblici si sono visti applicare una legge del tempo dell'Impero Britannico sullo stato di emergenza che ha permesso l'arresto di 200 di loro e la sospensione altri 14.
2 febbraio 2011- Nello Stato del Manipur (nord ovest) sono stati arrestati 120 high school teachers, on strike on 600 (some hunger) for wages and better working conditions.
Vietnam: a series of strikes, the approach of the feast of Tet for additional allowances and leave.
25 January 2011 - 600 workers of the factory packaging of Korean Ba \u200b\u200bSao Garment Company in Da Nang (central region), on strike for the payment of salaries and allowances for Tet. Even for a better quality of meals and social guarantees
23 to 24 December 2010 - The same claims even in the Taiwanese electronics factory Neo-Neon Thai Binh City. 1,000 workers on strike. Although 23,000 workers in two plants South Korean factory of clothing and shoes nella provincia di Dong Nai, in sciopero per i salari
11 gennaio 2011 - 1700 lavoratori dell'industria conserviera thailandese nella provincia di Long An hanno ottenuto un aumento delle indennità dopo una giornata di sciopero.
Cina - 13 gennaio 2011 A Wuhan, nella fabbrica di abbigliamento che è stata privatizzata dopo essere stata dichiarato fallito per appropriazione indebita, i 1500 lavoratori sequestrano un dirigente venuto a negoziare il compenso per il loro licenziamento.
Francia - Marsiglia
I lavorati delle Poste del secondo distretto di Marsiglia sono tornati al lavoro dopo uno sciopero di 138 giorni (dal 7 ottobre 2010), in lotta per il mantenimento di un livello di occupazione stabile, hanno ottenuto che la direzione non faccia ricorso al lavoro interinale.
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