In support of Anthony Smith, laid off for asking a company to introduce preventive measures in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, 1052 officials of the Ministry of Labour reaffirm the importance of their public service mission. They demand the withdrawal of the disciplinary procedure and that their independence is respected: “We will not allow the labour inspectorate to be destroyed”.
Radical Socialist statement on LG Polymers disaster
12 May 2020, byRadical Socialist is greatly alarmed at the death of 11 people, including a six-year-old girl, and more than a thousand people affected after styrene monomer gas leaked from a chemical plant belonging to LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on May 7, 2020. Around 350 people are hospitalised till now. This gas leak has directly affected an area over a radius of about three kilometres. At least five villages within this radius have been severely affected. According to experts, styrene is a neuro-toxin and inhalation leads to immobilisation and eventual death in ten minutes.
Call for donations: Support the Fourth International presence online!
6 May 2020, byBy making a donation towards our goal of 10 000 euros you will contribute to broadening the dissemination of our writings and analyses, of an open and critical Marxism at the service of anti-capitalist, ecosocialist, feminist, anti-racist and internationalist struggles.
Solidarity with Brazilian comrades in struggle: who killed Netinho?
1 May 2020Two years after the assassination of Marielle Franco and with the approach of the Brazilian municipal elections, we learn with great sadness of the execution of Raimundo Gonçalves de Lima Neto in the city of JundaÃs (RN). A small entrepreneur in the field of urban cleaning, he was a pre-candidate for the prefecture of the city for the PSOL and dreamed of improving the quality of life of the population.
Taxi driver protests continue despite government relief measures
29 April 2020In mid-March China Labor Bulletin reported “After a month in which there were virtually no worker protests in China because much of the country was on lockdown, workers are beginning to take collective action again. Many protests have been related to the economic distress caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic.” One of the the most mobilized sectors is that of taxi-drivers. We republish CLB’s report below.
Covid-19: A first victory in France against Amazon
27 April 2020In France, Amazon continues to operate as if nothing had happened, despite the mobilization of the staff and warnings from trade unions, the inspectorate and the occupational health authorities, as well as criticism from the Ministers of the Economy and Labour.
French Inprecor No 672/673 available in PDF
20 April 2020, byOur sister magazine in French Inprecor is a monthly printed magazine. Lockdown and thus closure of the print shop means the new issue cannot be printed. Therefore it is exceptionally available in PDF format.
Fourth International statements on Covid-19 pandemic
18 April 2020The Fourth International and its organizations around the world are reacting to this crisis with periodic statements.
Solidarity with postal workers: “No online shopping during the health crisis!”
11 April 2020, byOn 9 April Olivier Besancenot "the most famous postal worker in France” tweeted:
Worker families in dire need of aid - Emergency Announcement : Urgent call for financial solidarity
28 March 2020It is clear that we are about to experience a massive social crisis far beyond anything experienced thus far in Pakistan. Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement is announcing an emergency #LabourReliefCampaign to help vulnerable workers.