[olympiaworkers] Union leaders threatened with arrest

Where trade unionists start their day on the net. Trade union leaders threatened with arrest following strike   Several union leaders and activists organizing a nationwide strike of garment factory workers in Cambodia are at risk of arrest and legal action. The five day national strike which involved 200,000 workers was called by a coalition of garment industry unions in protest at a new minimum wage set for the garment and footwear industry.   Last week, the Prime Minister authorized the police and local authorities to begin unspecified legal action against strike leaders. The courts are reported to have warrants ready for the arrest of nine individuals for incitement. Although the strike was temporarily suspended on 16 September following an offer of further negotiations, it is feared that the threat of legal action remains.     Amnesty International has launched a global campaign which I urge you to support.   Activist apps for the iPhone   If you own a smartphone or handheld computer, you may be familiar with the concept of 'apps'.  Are unions creating apps specifically designed for these devices?  Should they?  To learn more, please listen to my latest podcast on Labour and Technology.   You can subscribe to all my podcasts on iTunes, here.   UnionBook - what are you waiting for?   The newly relaunched version of UnionBook is growing very quickly.  Have you signed up yet?  UnionBook now has 93 active groups and if you can't find one that interests you, start one!  Sign up today and tell your fellow union members to join you there.   UnionJobs   Many of you will be familiar with UnionJobs.com -- an excellent website where people can find jobs in trade unions.  Recently, another site has appeared claiming to do the same thing -- but is ripping off content and even directing people to non-union sites.  Be warned -- and read more here.   Have a great weekend.   Eric Lee Check out our home page for breaking labour news from around the world. All our current active campaigns are here -- make sure you've signed up to all of them. LabourStart needs your support - please donate today! Join our groups on Facebook and LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter. Spread the word - pass on this message to your co-workers and fellow union members. To unsubscribe, >>> To change your address, >>>

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From: ericlee@labourstart.org
Date: Fri, September 24, 2010

Trade union leaders threatened with arrest following strike

Several union leaders and activists organizing a nationwide strike of
garment factory workers in Cambodia are at risk of arrest and legal
action. The five day national strike which involved 200,000 workers
was called by a coalition of garment industry unions in protest at a
new minimum wage set for the garment and footwear industry.

Last week, the Prime Minister authorized the police and local
authorities to begin unspecified legal action against strike leaders.
The courts are reported to have warrants ready for the arrest of nine
individuals for incitement. Although the strike was temporarily
suspended on 16 September following an offer of further negotiations,
it is feared that the threat of legal action remains.

Amnesty International has launched a global campaign
<http://www.amnesty.org.uk/cambodiaunions>
which I urge you to support.

Activist apps for the iPhone

If you own a smartphone or handheld computer, you may be familiar
with the concept of 'apps'. Are unions creating apps specifically
designed for these devices? Should they? To learn more, please listen
to my latest podcast
<http://media.libsyn.com/media/ericlee/podcast20100924.mp3>
on Labour and Technology.

You can subscribe to all my podcasts on iTunes, here
<http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=375325692>
.

UnionBook - what are you waiting for?

The newly relaunched version of UnionBook <http://www.unionbook.org>
is growing very quickly. Have you signed up yet? UnionBook now has
93 active groups <http://www.unionbook.org/groups>
and if you can't find one that interests you, start one! Sign up
today and tell your fellow union members to join you there.

UnionJobs

Many of you will be familiar with UnionJobs.com -- an excellent
website where people can find jobs in trade unions. Recently, another
site has appeared claiming to do the same thing -- but is ripping off
content and even directing people to non-union sites. Be warned --
and read more here
<http://www.unionbook.org/profiles/blogs/this-is-a-scandal>
.

Have a great weekend.

Eric Lee