Today’s headlines: LabourNet Germany News on Jan 22, 2016

English overview for today’s headlines on LabourNet Germany – unless stated otherwise the links lead to German only text // see German newsletter here

[Germany/ Refugees]
Government plans further restriction of asylum legislation – call for action/ rally in Dusseldorf, Jan23

[Germany/ Berlin/ Refugees, Direct democracy, housing]
Violating direct democracy referendum result, violating refugee rights – call for rally against refugee mass camp on former airport Tempelhof area/ Berlin

• English:
• http://weisekiezini.blogsport.de/2016/01/06/berlins-government-wants-to-extent-the-lagers-at-former-airport-tempelhof-demonstration-against-the-establishment-of-a-mass-camp-on-tempelhofer-feld/
• http://weisekiezini.blogsport.de/images/demoplakat_en.png

• Turkish:
• http://weisekiezini.blogsport.de/images/demoplakat_tr.png

• http://www.basicincome2016.org/

[Nazi History]
Public talk with Argyris Sfountouris, survivor of German Nazi war crime massacer in Distomo village, Greece, 1944

[Germany/ Working conditions]
Overtime and low wages at Fielmann opticians chain

[World/ Clothing industry]
Shopping kills: documentary „The true cost“ released on cinema

• English:
• http://truecostmovie.com/about/

[Economy]
TTIP/CETA/TISA: jobs, salaries, growth in exchange for pension, health, accident, unemployment insurance?

[Switzerland/ World Economy]
World Economic Forum Davos, 2016: intervention from robots for unconditional basic income

• English:
• http://www.basicincome2016.org/

[Switzerland/ World Economy]
The other Davos – counter-event to World Economic Forum: Jan 22/23, Zurich

• English:
• http://sozialismus.ch/other-davos-16/

[Tunisia]
Desperate struggle of the unemployed: Fatality, police station on fire, army deployed

• French:
• http://www.tunisienumerique.com/tunisie-kef-douze-policiers-blesses-lors-daffrontements-avec-des-manifestants/279897
• http://www.tunisienumerique.com/tunisie-kebili-les-forces-de-lordre-se-retirent-de-la-ville-larmee-prend-le-relais/279884
• http://www.franceinfo.fr/actu/monde/article/tunisie-la-colere-gronde-kasserine-apres-la-mort-d-un-chomeur-760143
• http://www.realites.com.tn/2016/01/sousse-une-marche-de-solidarite-avec-les-manifestants-de-kasserine/
• http://www.lapressenews.tn/article/le-siege-du-gouvernorat-de-tunis-envahi-par-des-manifestants/94/2760
• http://www.yeclo.com/2016/01/21/tunisie-un-policier-tu%C3%A9-et-des-dizaines-de-manifestants-bless%C3%A9s-dans-des-heurts-%C3%A0-kasserine/

[Turkey/ Germany]
Defending human rights instead of selling off – call for refugee protection and support of Turkish civil society (statements, open letters, protests against German-Turkish intergovernmental consultations in Berlin)

[Turkey]
Renault Bursa workers on strike – and in protest against metal union

• French:
• http://www.kedistan.net/2016/01/21/mouvements-sociaux-renault-bursa/
• https://communismeouvrier.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/bursa-les-ouvriers-de-renault-refusent-les-heures-supplementaires/

[France]
Solidarity with sentenced Goodyear workers – numerous united rallies

• French:
• https://communismeouvrier.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/creez-votre-comite-local-de-soutien-aux-8-condamnes-de-goodyear/
• https://www.etuc.org/documents/solidarity-goodyear-workers#.VqBz-1IrHIU

[Colombia]
Goodyear Colombia workers: thre months on strike

• Spanish:
• https://es-la.facebook.com/sintraincapla/

[Greece]
Farmers, local authoritie employess: protests in Greece

• English:
• http://www.ekathimerini.com/205247/article/ekathimerini/news/strike-to-close-greek-citizens-information-centers-thursday

[Bangladesh]
Workers from Bangladesh speak out

• English:
• http://laborrights.org/sites/default/files/publications/Our%20Voices,%20Our%20Safety%20Online_1.pdf
• http://prospect.org/article/inside-bangladeshi-factories-real-story
• http://column.global-labour-university.org/2015/12/the-bangladesh-accord-model-to-secure.html
• http://www.industriall-union.org/cleaning-up-ship-breaking-the-worlds-most-dangerous-job

[Somalia]
Oil worker union founded

• English:
• http://www.industriall-union.org/industriall-welcomes-new-somali-oil-union

[Belize]
War on drugs. Result: mass dismissals in Banana empire

• English:
• https://nacla.org/photo-essay/watching-fruit-fall

[USA]
Car manufacturing in Dixieland. Global added vlaue – global union power?