textiles

Staking Egyptische textielindustrie escaleert: duizenden leggen werk neer

Opnieuw zijn werkers in Mahallah in staking gegaan tegen de directie en de vakbonden over het niet uitbetalen van salaris.

17,000 Egyptian textile workers on all-out strike

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 17 2017 15:35

Once again the workers of Mahallah have gone on strike against both management and unions over the non-payment of wages.

The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist

Submitted by bisognasognare on Aug 16 2017 10:48

An excerpt from Peter Fryer's Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain on William Cuffay, black tailor and leader of the London Chartists. Reprinted with footnotes by Past Tense in 2005.

Stitched Up

Submitted by Reddebrek on Jul 26 2017 15:43

An account of working conditions and class relations in a small business.

Joseph Ettor, 1885-1948

Submitted by Steven. on Jul 23 2017 18:27

A short biography of Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Joseph Ettor, written by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.

Everlasting Murder

Submitted by Kate Sharpley on Jul 7 2017 09:36

A contemporary anarchist response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, 1911.

Notes on a factory uprising in Yangon

Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2017 15:04

Soe Lin Aung examines a recent strike-cum-riot at a Chinese-owned H&M supplier in Myanmar, digging beyond the headlines into its local context and broader political significance.

House to Goddess of the House: Gender, Class and Silk in 19th Century Mount Lebanon

An essay on the development of capitalism in Lebanon and the effects it had upon gender roles. Mainly focusing on women workers in the silk industry from a Christian Lebanese background.