e-News bulletin 22 April 2016

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E-NEWS BULLETIN
Friday 22 April 2016

Labour news you cannot afford to miss !
 

◘ INTERNATIONAL
1. “Neoliberal Restoration”: Hybrid War Hyenas Tear Brazil Apart
2. 7th PCC Congress: Cuba for a Prosperous and Sustainable Socialism
3. BDS Victory – Security company G4S announces plans to exit Israeli market
4. Parents relieved at conviction of settler who burned their son alive

LABOUR
◘ SOUTH AFRICA
1. Australian miners in South Africa
2. Mining Charter: Anglo American enters the fray
3. We will respond to SADTU’s demands – Free State government

◘ INTERNATIONAL
1. Crane collapse kills 18 in Dongguan
2. Long-term compensation urged for Baldia fire victims, survivors
3. Consider the cable guy

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
1. Can Apps Protect Workers & Amplify Worker Voice?
2. Google wins copyright battle over books
3. Why your radio should use DaCast
 
 
Workers’ On Wednesday
on SAfm every Wedneday at 10h00
Welcome to our first “Workers on Wednesday” show for 2016. Within two weeks’ time, workers and their trade unions in South Africa and all over the world will be celebrating Mayday or Workers’ Day on the 1st of May (except for the USA).

In today’s show we remind ourselves about what Mayday is all about and assess whether we are still upholding its traditions.  Joining us to discuss this topic we have:
 

GUESTS
Dale Forbes
Independent Analyst

Jonathan Payne
ILRIG

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…http://www.wwm
 
SOUTH AFRICA: Rising Discontent: What the stats say about SA’s socio-economic health
“The better life for all has run into trouble amid South Africans’ pessimism over a lack of socio-economic improvements, according to a slew of public opinion surveys by Afrobarometer.”  read more…http://www.dai
 
SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma Must Go!
See discussion document for the United Front on their ‘ZUMA MUST GO’ campaign. read more…http://www.wwm

 
 
SOUTH AFRICA: R2K statement on release of Seriti Commission report on the Arms Deal: The whitewash we saw coming!
“R2K is angered by the content of the report of the Seriti Commission, presented today by President Zuma, which claims that it found no evidence of corruption and bribery in the 1999 Arms Deal.”  read more…http://www.r2k
 
SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Zuma Must Go’ campaign must plan beyond pushing the president out
“With plans for the implementation of a ‘Zuma Must Go’ campaign now underway, some members of society have called for the movement to plan beyond the mere removal of the president.” read more…http://ewn
 
BRAZIL: “Neoliberal Restoration”: Hybrid War Hyenas Tear Brazil Apart
“The gloomy and repulsive night when the female President of the 7th largest economy in the world was the prey of choice fed to a lynch mob of hyenas in a drab, provincial Circus Maximus will forever live in infamy.” read more…http://www.ft
 
CUBA: 7th PCC Congress: Cuba for a Prosperous and Sustainable Socialism
“The holding in Havana of the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) showed full support to the path towards the development of a prosperous and sustainable socialism.” read more…http://www.rad
 
ISRAEL: BDS Victory – Security company G4S announces plans to exit Israeli market
“Controversial British security firm G4S is pulling out of Israel within the next one to two years, in what pro-Palestinian groups have said is a victory for the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign…” read more…http://mon
 
PALESTINE: Parents relieved at conviction of settler who burned their son alive
“The parents of Muhammad Abu Khudair expressed relief on Tuesday after an Israeli court in Jerusalem convicted the ringleader of the 2014 kidnapping and murder of their 16-year-old son.” read more…https://ele
 
SOUTH AFRICA: Australian miners in South Africa
“The assassination of South African community activist Sikhosiphi “Bazooka” Radebe was shocking but sadly not surprising. On the night of his death – March 22 – Radebe had warned his colleagues in the Amadiba Crisis Committee of a hit list.” read more…https://www.the
 
SOUTH AFRICA: Mining Charter: Anglo American enters the fray
“Anglo American on Thursday added its voice to the raging debate in the mining industry about the clause in the draft review of the Mining Charter that seeks to ensure that the country’s mines have 26-percent black ownership at all times.” read more…http://www.iol
 
SOUTH AFRICA: We will respond to Sadtu’s demands – Free State government
“Free State MEC of police, roads and transport, Butana Komphela, on Wednesday assured the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) they would soon receive a response to their demands.” read more…http://www.new
 
CHINA: Crane collapse kills 18 in Dongguan
“At least 18 people have been killed by a crane which collapsed in high winds in China’s Guangdong province.”  read more…http://www.bbc

 
 
PAKISTAN: Long-term compensation urged for Baldia fire victims, survivors
“It has been over three years since the fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory fire in Baldia town, Karachi that killed over 250 of its workers.”  read more…http://www.daw
 
 
USA: Consider the Cable Guy
“Comcast and others are using more contract workers to install their services. That means brutal hours, low wages, and an app that schedules every moment of their days.”  read more…http://www.sla

 
 
USA: Can Apps Protect Workers & Amplify Worker Voice?
” The Workers Lab, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, National Employment Law Project, and SeeClickFix hosted worker organizations and Department of Labor leadership to develop a prototype for an app that would allow workers to report wage theft as well as health and safety violations.” read more…http://the
 
USA: Google wins copyright battle over books
“The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Google in its 11-year legal battle with an authors group. The Court said it would not hear an appeal from the Authors Guild, which claimed Google breached copyright laws by scanning books without permission.”  read more...http://www.bbc
 
USA: Why Your Radio Station Should Use DaCast
“Broadcasting radio over the Internet is an extremely common practice these days, especially with the prevalence of satellite radio. In fact, it’s rare for a radio station today to not broadcast online.”  read more…http://www.dac