ASIA MONITOR RESOURCE CENTRE
Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) is an independent non-government organization (NGO) which focuses on Asian labour concerns. Founded in 1976, AMRC has been leading the way in promoting workers’ rights and democratic labour movements in Asia and the Pacific for over 30 years now.
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ALU Issue 75 : International Solidarity

Please see attached, Issue 75 of Asian Labour Update.

Created: 23-08-2010

Labour and Victims Groups in Hong Kong Protest outside the Canadian Consulate

The Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) – organized a protest action outside the Canadian Consulate on June 24th 2010 which is Québec’s National Holiday and called for a complete ban on asbestos export from Québec’s mines to Asia. The Canadian Government should oppose and stop Quebec governments proposed loan guarantee of $58 million aimed to rescue the asbestos industry by allowing the opening of the new Jeffrey underground mine. The protest was part of the global protests against the Quebec and Canadian governments respectively as part of the Global Ban Asbestos movement and organised by Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN) in Asia.

New web site brings to life Samsung Workers struggle for a healthy workplace with dignity

In honor of Earth Day - Samsung workers with cancer, their families and supporters have launched a new website to focus global attention on the growing occupational health crisis and Samsung's refusal to accept responsibility.

Taiwan: Touch panel screen workers struggle for basic rights

Online petition of the Workers at Young Fast Optoelectronics (YFO) in Taiwan urgently request your support for their struggle to defend their union and basic labour rights against the company's union-busting actions and the Taiwanese government's negligence of the law.

Labour in Globalising Asian Corporations: A portrait of struggle

This volume from the ATNC series of AMRC examines how ‘work’ is being recomposed by mobile capital in Asia. It traces the interaction between multinational companies and local labour, drawing on the examples of the evolution of emerging multinational giant Samsung Electronics, the world’s most profitable automaker Toyota, and the survival strategies of the Taiwanese national brand Tatung.

Created: 27-04-2010

Asian Transnational Corporation Outlook 2004: Asian TNCs, workers, and the movement of capital

This book provides a general picture of capital movement from Asia and thereby illuminating the importance of monitoring ATNCs. It includes achievements of the ATNC network researchers over the past two years.

Created: 27-04-2010

Another life lost in Samsung semiconductor factory

This morning another young worker of Samsung semiconductors factory died - Park Ji-yeon.She started working at Onyang factory and was diagnosed with
leukemia at the age of 21. Recently her condition worsened and she entered the
hospital a few days ago in critical condition. This morning she died at the age of 23. Do sign the petition below to bring justice to these young workers if you have not already done so...

Created: 31-03-2010

ALU Issue 74 : Agricultural workers' Struggle in Asia

Please see attached, Issue 74 of Asian Labour Update.

Created: 26-03-2010

Calling on Samsung to Accept Responsibility for Occupational Deaths

Petition Calling on Samsung to Accept Responsibility for Occupational Deaths and to Provide Safe and Decent Working Conditions The families and friends of electronics manufacturing workers at Samsung in Korea have discovered a cancer cluster among young workers exposed to toxic chemicals. The pattern of cancer deaths bears a striking resemblance to the pattern of cancer deaths among IBM “chip” workers in the US* and to other electronics cancer clusters around the world. March 6th is the third anniversary of the death of Yu-mi Hwang, a Samsung semiconductor factory worker, who died from leukemia at age 22. Her death – and similar coworker deaths - has motivated people to demand that Samsung:

ALU Issue 72: Workers In the Grip of Repression

Please see attached, Issue 72 of Asian Labour Update.

Created: 11-12-2009