Spartacus
Workers' struggles in China (March 2010 Part 1)
Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China in the first half of March up to the 15th.
1st: Dissidents and petitioners in China are facing increased pressure from authorities in the run up to a parliamentary session.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/meeting-03012010141352.html
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/30790/
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=28931&t=China%3A+++Beijing%2C+the+list+of+arrests+and+convictions+for+the+NPC
Workers' struggles in Asia (March 2010 Part 1)
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (excluding China) in the first half of March up to the 15th.
Cambodia
2nd: Several protests over land seizures.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010030533113/National-news/mondulkiri-villagers-to-blame-over-land-row-chief.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010030232925/National-news/takhmao-protest-pre-empted.html
Workers' struggles in Asia (February 2010 Part 2)
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (excluding mainland China and Hong Kong) in February from the 11th to the 28th.
Sorted by country in alphabetical order.
Indonesia
14th: Activist demand prtoection for domestic workers.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/14/activists-demand-domestic-worker-law.html
23rd: Teachers strike in Central Java.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/23/teachers-strike-central-java-regency.html
Myanmar:
Workers' struggles in China (February 2010 Part 2)
Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China (now including Hong Kong) from the 10th to 28th of February.
18th: Article on the "Ant Tribe", underemployed graduates in China's cities.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/02/a-million-frustrated-graduates-swarm-squalid-colonies-posing-a-social-quandary/
21st: Update and petition for Liu Hanhuang, a worker sentenced to death after killing two managers in a fight after his employers refused to pay compensation for an injury at work.
Workers' struggles in China (February 2010 Part 1)
Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China (now including Hong Kong) up to the 10th of February.
3rd: Article on land grabs.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/china/article/759704--peasant-blood-runs-in-china-land-grab
5th: The government warns employers to pay migrant workers before the Chinese New Year, saying officials responsible for mass incidents would be punished.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/29156/
http://chinaworker.info/en/content/news/972/
Workers' struggles in Asia (February 2010 Part 1)
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (excluding mainland China and Hong Kong) in February up to the 10th.
Sorted by country in alphabetical order.
Cambodia
8th: Villagers protest against electricity rate hikes.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010020831737/National-news/villagers-threaten-to-continue-protests-against-electricity-rates.html
10th: Tv workers to strike.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010021031859/National-news/apsara-tv-staff-to-strike.html
Workers' struggles in China (January 2010 Part 2)
Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China (now including Hong Kong) in the last half of January.
Listed by date, most recent first.
Article in Chinese magazine urging collective bargaining.
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/100649
28th:
Staff at a Panasonic factory in Beijing are demonstrating to demand better severance pay.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-01/28/content_9390550.htm
26th:
Workers' struggles in Asia (January 2010 Part 2)
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (excluding mainland China and Hong Kong) in the last half of January.
Sorted by country in alphabetical order.
Cambodia
25th: A union plans demonstrations and strikes over the murder of one of their leaders was killed.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010012531034/National-news/chea-mony-strike-must-follow-the-law-ministry.html
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1162315&lang=eng_news
Workers' struggles in Asia (January 2010)
Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (exluding mainland China) in the first month of the decade (as of the 16th of January).
Sorted by country in alphabetical order.
Cambodia
Workers at a shoe factory walk out over sacking of union officials.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010011430831/National-news/workers-at-shoe-factory-pledge-to-extend-protest-against-firings.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010011530872/National-news/shoe-factory-protesters-turn-up-heat.html
Hong Kong
Workers' struggles in China (January 2010)
Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China in the first month of the decade (as of the 16th of January).
Listed by date, most recent first.
15th:
Workers striking over unpaid wages in Suzhou, Jiangsu province smashed vehicles and blocked roads.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/16/content_12818239.htm
14th:
Protest over a death during a forced land eviction in Pizhou, Jiangsu province.
