PALESTINE/ISRAEL – Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians!
This morning, Hamas launched a vast offensive from Gaza into “Israeli” territory. It is an unprecedented offensive that has taken
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‘Dharmasiri Lankapeli’, the veteran trade union leader in the media field..
Dear Brother Dharma, It is difficult to put into words what it has meant to know you—and, more importantly, to
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Ranil’s Counter-Revolution & Anura’s Capitulation
During the final phase of the Yahapalana government (government for good governance), the Ranil–Mangala duo proposed that Sri Lanka’s economy
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Ranil’s Counter-Revolution & Anura’s Capitulation
During the final phase of the Yahapalana government (government for good governance), the Ranil–Mangala duo proposed that Sri Lanka’s economy
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No to the US theft of Venezuelan oil! Trump, his companies and his administrators out of Venezuela
Last week, the neo-fascist government in the White House announced what had been foreseeable since 3 January – when it
Debt Abolition Activists Gear Up for Countersummit as World Bank and IMF Meet
Activists in the global movement for debt abolition are gearing up to mobilize in Marrakesh, Morocco, where the World Bank
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Daytime robbery called DDO!
Last Friday, the organisers of ‘UNITE’ convened a meeting of all the oppositional parties, trade unions, and civil society organisations
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The IMF’s conditional loan and its cost: Pakistan may have been saved, but not the people
12, 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approved a larger-than-expected conditional loan worth $3 billion for Pakistan. The loan,
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Estate workers demand new minimum wage of Rs. 2,500
Unions are requesting an increase of Rs. 1,500 given the higher cost of living Complains some plantations still failing to
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May Day Diary 2023 – by B. Skanthakumar
The sky is clear over Colombo on the morning of 1 May 2023. This is a relief for May Day
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Labour Laws! Not Slave Laws! Oppose Labour Law Reforms Resulting in Wage Slavery
Sri Lanka has a robust labour law framework, which has protected the rights of workers including women and children and
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Modi’s government is in danger after the Karnataka election results!
The undoubted good about the Karnataka assembly elections is the significant blow it has dealt to the BJP. Despite Prime
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China in the crisis of (de)globalization
The world that allowed the Chinese economy to take off and expand internationally is no more. Sino-American tensions are sharpening
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Government does not know why it wants to reform the labour laws!
Labour Law reforms are coming. The government does not know why it wants to reform the law. At least that
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