 Well known editor and long time labour rights activist, will stand trial on charges of lèse majesté. He faces 30 years' imprisonment and has been denied bail eight times despite his constitutional right to bail. Take Action - Thai Labour Activist faces trialOn 18 April the trial of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, well known editor and long time labour rights activist, resumed in Bangkok . It will continue until 4 May. Somyot was arrested on 30 April 2011 following publication in his magazine of two articles which the authorities claim offended the country's ruling monarch. He was accused of lèse majesté, |
 Viva Global: negotiations break down after violence erupts again.Ongoing talks between the former M&S supplier, Viva Global and the Garment and Allied Workers Union have broken down after five union members employed at the factory were attacked with a cane and a knife by a security guard employed by the company. |
 Malaysian migrant workers' advocate pressured to accept settlement with electronics companyThe Clean Clothes Campaign is dismayed by the outcome of the legal case against human rights defender, lawyer and blogger Charles Hector. |
 Adidas, step up your game on workers' rights!
adidas, step up your game on workers’ rights and make sure PT Kizone workers get the deal they deserve. adidas are refusing to pay a cent to Indonesian workers who are still owed US$ 1.8 million in severance pay a year after their factory, PT Kizone, closed down. |
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