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Workers' struggles in East Asia (April 2012)

A protester for political reform returns tear gas to police in Kuala Lumpur

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during April 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The most important stories:

-WSWS Asia 7: Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific (link 1)

Workers' struggles in East Asia (March 2012)

Indonesia students fight police during protests against fuel price rise

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during March 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Most notable has been to continuing strike wave in China and massive, widespread, militant protests against a proposed increase in fuel prices in Indonesia which appear to have been successful.

The most important stories:

Workers' struggles in East Asia (February 2012)

Shoe factory workers strike in Rangoon, Burmar/Myanmar

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during February 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The most important stories:

-WSWS Asia 4: Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific (link 1)

Workers' struggles in East Asia (January 2012)

Thousands of Indonesian workers blocked roads in Jakarta over the minimum wage

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during January 2012 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. If you haven't already, I recommend checking out bulmer's blog and also this libcom article on the strike wave in Indonesia.

The most important stories:

Workers' struggles in East Asia (December 2011)

Hitachi workers in Shenzhen, China stage sit-in protest over severance pay

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during December 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Signifcantly there has been both a wave of strikes and a number of land protests building simultaneously - these have continued into the first week of 2012 (though not covered here).

The most important stories:

Workers' struggles in East Asia (November 2011)

Striking workers besiege a shoe factory in Dongguan, China

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during November 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The main development to watch is the upsurge in strikes in China, which has been continuing for more than a month now.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (October 2011)

Striking miners in West Papua, Indonesia resist attack by police

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during October 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (September 2011)

Villagers attack a police van during protests against land grabs in South China

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during September 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (August 2011)

Protesters in Seoul face water-cannon during demonstration against layoffs

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during August 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

The most important stories:

Workers' struggles in East Asia (July 2011)

Mine workers in Indonesia on strike

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during July 2011 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews. There is also this news forum thread for China.

This month there has been news from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The most important stories: