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The Spark September 2010 by Terry Bell In the stygian depths of South Africa’s mines, 556 mainly young men died between 2007 and 2009. It is a shocking statistic, nearly four times the international benchmark for mine deaths per hour worked. But it is just the tip of a huge, largely ignored, mass of horrendous
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Don Franks The Spark September 2010 Last month saw two New Zealand soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and the first New Zealand soldier killed. Led by Prime minister John Key, who ordered an unprecedented lowering of national flags across the country, politicians and news media launched a lengthy storm of militaristic propaganda.
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A Wellington street collection was made today for low paid worker victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Brass Razoo solidarity band played while Workers Party and Trades Hall action group members leafleted and collected. To the waving of Unite flags and the tune of the Internationale, $508.80 was raised in 40 minutes. Additional donations can follow
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Marika Pratley, Workers Party, Wellington Branch The Spark September 2010 Eight women were denied compensation for being raped by police officers at a recent Police Misconduct Forum. Seven cases proved police misconduct in court, but only one woman was successful in bringing a prosecution, against police officers Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton for rape in
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The Spark September 2010 This article is a reprint of a recently-issued statement by Abdul Khaliq Shah and Farooq Tariq of the Labour Party Pakistan’s Labour Relief Campaign. Pakistan must refuse to pay the foreign debts and divert the amount into the relief and rehabilitation of the flood affectees. It is high time to change
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John Edmunson, Workers Party national education officer, Christchurch The Spark September 2010 In June this year Socialist Worker announced that Kia Ora Gaza would be heading to Palestine. Kia Ora Gaza is a New Zealand contribution to British ex-Labour MP George Galloway’s Viva Palestina charity and it will be departing these shores in September to
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The Spark September 2010 Since the August issue of The Spark a second wave of activity has crossed the country’s major centres in opposition to the employment law changes. Ian Anderson, a Workers Party member in Wellington reports below on activities in the capital. Over August, two major events were organised in Wellington against the
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By Spark reporter The Spark September 2010 Resistance is beginning. Unions, the left, and advanced layers of workers have started campaigning against the employment law reform proposals which were announced by the National government in mid- July 2010. National’s proposals, if implemented, will impact on sick leave and annual leave provisions, union access to work
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Date: 30/09/2010 The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Solidarity Campaign is happy to announce the release of the first part of an interview with Leila Khaled. PFLP Solidarity Campaign co-ordinator Mike Walker conducted the interview via Skype with Leila at her home in Amman, Jordan on the 6th April this year. Leila
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Class War Song – Don Franks Lisa Stoneham, sacked under 90-Day Bill, speaks on her experiences. Heleyni Pratley, Workers Party activist, speaks on the need to smash all anti-worker laws.
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