Workers' struggles in Asia (February 2010 Part 2)

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:

More on the strike in Yangon.
http://chinaworker.info/en/content/news/982/
http://www.aliran.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1173:support-workers-demands-for-labour-rights-in-burma&catid=95:2010&Itemid=48
http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=2523&Language=EN
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=27618&t=Myanmar%3A+++Burmese+junta+cracks+down+on+garment+industry+strikes

North Korea

16th: In another food riot, this time on Kim Jong-Il's birthday, workers tried to rob a rice train. After one was shot dead by armed guards, the guards were in turn attacked with ploughs.
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/03/04/2010030400409.html

Philippines

15th: Casual employees of Makati City Hall protest their dismissal.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/243661/retrenched-unpaid-employees-hold-makati-city-hall-protest
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2010/february/16/metro3.isx&d=2010/february/16
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245200/makati-employees-protest-retrenchmentsource
Steel Workers at Global Steel launched a wildcat strike that lasted 11 days.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/02182010/busi12.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100221-254523/Arroyo-intervention-sought-on-steel-workers-strike
http://www.malaya.com.ph/02232010/busi3.html
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=2010/february/23/business3.isx&d=2010/february/23
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03012010/busi8.html
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=2010/march/1/business5.isx&d=2010/march/1
16th: Garment workers protest against the planned closure of their factory.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/15/10/cebu-workers-protest-planned-factory-closure
27th: Militants win Philippine Airlines union elections.
http://partidongmanggagawa2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/militants-win-pal-union-elections-vow.html

South Korea

23rd:Demonstration in support of migrant workers.
http://blog.jinbo.net/CINA/?pid=2095
26th: Workers at a shipbuilder go on strike.
http://www.koilaf.org/KFeng/engLabornews/bbs_read_dis.php?board_no=6522&page=1&keyField=&keyWord=&keyBranch=

Thailand:

23: Triumph workers end eight-month protest in exchange for 250 industrial sewing machines to start their own brand.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/02/23/national/Triumph-workers-end-protest-30123184.html
Truck drivers blocked a road to protest excessive fines imposed by traffic police.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/02/23/national/Protesting-against-police-&039;tea-money&039;-30123175.html