Workers' struggles in Asia (June 2010)

libcom articles

Sleepless nights for bosses in the Bangladeshi garment sector
Strikes at Air India to continue despite sackings

WSWS: Workers' Struggles in Asia Summaries

28th of June ( http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/wkrs-j26.shtml )
19th of June ( http://bit.ly/dAA2si )
12th of June ( http://bit.ly/dy41OT )
5th of June ( http://bit.ly/cokG9A )

Indian Subcontinent

"AFP: Bangladesh garment protests spread to Dhaka streets" ( http://bit.ly/cuR4hT ) 30 June 2010
Bangladesh: 100 injured as police clashwith apparel workers ( http://bit.ly/bquHpY ) 20 June 2010 23:56:06
Bangladesh: "The New Nation - Internet Edition" ( http://bit.ly/cClBa4 ) 20 June 2010 23:54:55
Bangladesh: "Workers riot in Bangladesh; more than 100 injured - The China Post" ( http://bit.ly/bDGz9r ) 20 June 2010 23:54:39
Bangladesh: "Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers clash with police; dozens injured, factories shut" ( http://bit.ly/abbydZ ) 20 June 2010 23:54:20
Bangladesh: RMG workers on rampage again http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=143325 20 June 2010 23:53:57
India: "Police break-up occupation at Hyundai complex in southern India" ( http://bit.ly/aHDUYn ) 12 June 2010 16:24:37
India: "FT.com / Companies / Automobiles - Indian police disperse Hyundai sit-in strikers" ( http://bit.ly/afKN49 ) 09 June 2010 22:11:50
India: "Hyundai’s Chennai workers strike again, co suspends 4-The Economic Times"(http://bit.ly/9yqTlt) 08 June 2010 14:01:52
India: RT @reuters: UPDATE 1-Hyundai Motor's India plant halted by strike http://bit.ly/dkrnrw 08 June 2010 14:00:23
India: "Labor disputes swell at overseas Hyundai Kia Automotive Group plants : Business : Home" ( http://bit.ly/9oQLc5 ) 09 June 2010 13:44:42
India: RT @reuters: Hyundai Motor's India plant strike enters 2nd day http://bit.ly/ckwnV4 08 June 2010 22:00:23
India: "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Strike Halts Car Production at Hyundai India" ( http://bit.ly/c5mJ1Y ) 08 June 2010 13:41:45

Cambodia

Cambodia: "Resolving a minimum wage | National news | The Phnom Penh Post" ( http://bit.ly/9F9Rgx ) 30 June 2010
Cambodia: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010062440062/National-news/third-arrest-in-kampong-speu-sugar-conflict.html 24 June 2010 23:53:31
Cambodia: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010062239998/National-news/garment-workers-protest-again.html 22 June 2010 23:42:55
Cambodia: "Labour Dispute: Strikers head back to work in Ocean row | The Phnom Penh Post" ( http://bit.ly/bSh5ix ) 19 June 2010 16:51:19
Cambodia : Union defies Govt. Calls for strike - Apparel News Cambodia: http://bit.ly/bdcuj6 via @addthis 18 June 2010 21:09:12
Cambodia: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010061739926/National-news/garment-workers-plan-to-strike-for-higher-pay.html 17 June 2010 22:28:00
Cambodia: Police bars protest by Cambodian land-grab victims | Earth Times News http://bit.ly/cXh7qR 15 June 2010 14:05:13
CAMBODIA: Strike threats loom while pay talks stall: Apparel and textile news & analysis" ( http://bit.ly/bY9Htr ) 15 June 2010 14:02:57
Cambodia: RT @reuters: Cambodian draft law on unions worries labour leader http://bit.ly/bodUUj 09 June 2010 22:41:49
Cambodia: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010060939608/National-news/second-union-warns-of-strike.html 09 June 2010 22:40:52
Cambodia: Cambodian Leaders Ban Trade Union Hero's Murder Documentary - Contactmusic News: http://bit.ly/bwp3qv via @addthis 08 June 2010 13:46:59
Cambodia : Labour ministry urges union leader to cancel strike - Apparel News Cambodia: http://bit.ly/9oMQDU via @addthis 06 June 2010 23:50:32
Cambodia: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010060439513/National-news/union-leader-agrees-to-postpone-strike.html 04 June 2010 23:27:01

Japan

Japan: Huge protests demand U.S. leave Okinawa air base: http://bit.ly/ai7wuI via @addthis
11 June 2010 15:17:21

Malaysia

Malaysia: "BERNAMA - Make Safety At Work Compulsory - MTUC" ( http://bit.ly/d9osCE ) 22 June 2010 23:41:15
Malaysia: "Penan Violently Attacked as Communities Set Up Road Blockade to Protect Their Rainforests" ( http://bit.ly/d3VARB ) 22 June 2010 23:40:40
Malaysia: Violence at indigenous logging blockade in Borneo: http://bit.ly/b39rBc via @addthis 22 June 2010 23:39:54Philippines : "Partido ng Manggagawa: PAL union rally at DOLE vs. “midnight decision”" ( http://bit.ly/ayt12n ) 24 June 2010 14:22:53
Malaysia: "BERNAMA - Workers' Unions Urged To Reject Labour Law Amendments" ( http://bit.ly/atnVMT ) 21 June 2010 13:53:46
Malaysia: Rioters claim bad treatment at camp: http://bit.ly/9D0QeI via @addthis 07 June 2010 18:49:44
Malaysia: Burmese migrants riot in Malaysian camp | Democratic Voice of Burma: http://bit.ly/bvHTsZ via @addthis 07 June 2010 18:45:38
Malaysia: "Riot attempt at jail detention depot foiled" ( http://bit.ly/bIJI83 ) 06 June 2010 23:49:39
Malaysia: "Malaysia foils break-out by detained illegal immigrants - MSN Malaysia News" ( http://bit.ly/djlrTO ) 06 June 2010 23:27:58
Malaysia: "BERNAMA - Riot Attempt At Ajil Detention Depot Foiled" ( http://bit.ly/9tGkla ) 06 June 2010 23:26:02
Malaysia: 200 illegal immigrants stage riot at Ajil detention camp: http://bit.ly/ayTDPj via @addthis 06 June 2010 23:20:53Philippines: RT @gmanewstv Labor exec: P22 wage hike for Metro 'win-win' solution - Regions - GMANews.TV - Offi.. http://bit.ly/b2hzsZ 08 June 2010 13:48:14

Myanmar

Myanmar: Labour union work ‘punishable’ | Democratic Voice of Burma: http://bit.ly/bh0m6T via @addthis 25 June 2010 11:11:46
Myanmar: Burma Rejects Labor Union Application http://shar.es/mIe52 25 June 2010 11:10:58
Myanmar: "Starting trade union unlawful, police say" ( http://bit.ly/bGGKmB ) 25 June 2010 11:10:10

Philippines

Philippines: "Activist sugar worker murdered---human rights g..." ( http://bit.ly/bUZuzO ) 30 June 2010
Philippines “Military agent and labour dispute, behind the recent killing of labor leader”, union says" ( http://bit.ly/a8ck1g ) 21 June 2010 13:56:32
Philippines: RT @bulatlat ABS-CBN’s Employees Told: Regularization or Termination? Sign Waiver First - Bulatlat http://bit.ly/aDKl47 20 June 2010 23:52:58
Philippines: PAL union slams DoLE midnight decision on labor dispute - INQUIRER.net, http://bit.ly/9ATZM3 via @addthis 20 June 2010 23:50:40
Philippines: Workers pressure Dole Philippines to stop harassment, union busting "kilusangmayouno.org" ( http://bit.ly/8XCdQa ) 18 June 2010 21:18:28
Philippines: RT @bulatlat Peasants in Hacienda Yulo Vow to Continue Fighting for the Land They Till - Bulatlat http://bit.ly/aRje3J 11 June 2010 15:20:41
Philippines: RT @bulatlat Meager Wages Highlight Need for a New Economic Policy - Bulatlat http://bit.ly/bjM0Ya 11 June 2010 15:21:08
Philippines: RT @bulatlat Union Member Shot Dead, Workers Fear Intensification of Extrajudicial Killings - Bula.. http://bit.ly/atLeLz 04 June 2010 23:41:07
Philippines: BusinessWorld Online: Villagers protest mine area bidding: http://bit.ly/aOuwq1 via @addthis 05 June 2010 17:14:38

South Korea

South Korea: S.KOREAN LABOUR UNREST LOOMS AS KIA MOTORS CUTS UNIONIZED STAFF: http://bit.ly/9hmeeF 30 June 2010
South Korea: "'Time-off' scheme has shaky start" ( http://bit.ly/ccpkNM ) 28 June 2010 22:09:36
South Korea: "S. KOREA'S KIA MOTORS' UNION VOTE TO STRIKE ON PAY DECISION | TradingMarkets.com" ( http://bit.ly/9huqn6 ) 26 June 2010 10:56:34
South Korea: "Tension mounts over new union rules" ( http://bit.ly/blHNVe ) 26 June 2010 10:56:19
South Korea: "Kia Motors union votes to strike - YONHAP NEWS" ( http://bit.ly/9cmYIl ) 26 June 2010 10:55:39
South Korea: Trade union stages massive rally http://www.koreaherald.com/common/redirect.jsp?news_id=20100623000700 23 June 2010 23:14:21
South Korea: Teachers unite in South Korea http://gu.com/p/2hkd7/tw 16 June 2010 23:05:12
South Korea: Ssangyong Workers Return After 16-month Leave "donga.com[English donga]" ( http://bit.ly/bReW32 ) 15 June 2010 23:17:02
South Korea: "Can mighty Ssangyong union be a dealmaker?" ( http://bit.ly/9mb5oE ) 12 June 2010 15:05:50
South Korea "Yongsan protesters get 4-5 year jail sentence" ( http://bit.ly/9SA6H1 ) 01 June 2010 13:49:52

Taiwan

Taiwan: "Taiwan and China: No to the capitalists’ ECFA pact - China Worker" ( http://bit.ly/c1sih0 ) 30 June 2010
Taiwan: "Farmers protest over forced land expropriation - CNA ENGLISH NEWS" ( http://bit.ly/cW0wba ) 30 June 2010
Taiwan: "ICEM - Taiwanese Power Workers Protest Over Slight in Pension Laws" ( http://bit.ly/bEQZdG ) 16 June 2010 23:24:56
Taiwan: "AFP: Labour activists protest Foxconn meeting in Taiwan" ( http://bit.ly/cIKxY4 ) 08 June 2010 13:34:19
Taiwan: Protesters scuffle with cops: http://bit.ly/acpbTS via @addthis 05 June 2010 16:55:01
Taiwan: "Hundreds of state firm employees protest vague status - CNA ENGLISH NEWS" ( http://bit.ly/c5tKIr ) 02 June 2010 14:56:55
Taiwan: "Hundreds of state firm employees protest vague status - CNA ENGLISH NEWS" ( http://bit.ly/c5tKIr ) 02 June 2010 14:56:55
Taiwan: "AFP: Foxconn protest disrupts Taiwan tech fair" ( http://bit.ly/9pN7pM ) 01 June 2010 14:53:18
Taiwan: "AFP: Foxconn protest disrupts Taiwan tech fair" ( http://bit.ly/9pN7pM ) 01 June 2010 14:53:18
Taiwan: "Computex: Foxconn riot mars Ma's reception - We were elsewhere | TechEye" ( http://bit.ly/cblgk8 ) 01 June 2010 14:52:51
Taiwan: "Computex: Foxconn riot mars Ma's reception - We were elsewhere | TechEye" ( http://bit.ly/cblgk8 ) 01 June 2010 14:52:51
Taiwan: "AFP: Foxconn protest disrupts Taiwan tech fair" ( http://bit.ly/9pN7pM ) 01 June 2010 14:29:37
Taiwan: "Teachers can form labor unions but not to strike - Taiwan News Online" ( http://bit.ly/9ja9rV ) 01 June 2010 14:28:29
Taiwan: Computex: Foxconn riot mars Ma's reception - We were elsewhere | TechEye: http://bit.ly/9Yltib via @addthis 01 June 2010 14:27:37
Taiwan: State-run enterpr workers to protest - http://bit.ly/99hYfk 01 June 2010 14:24:39
Taiwan: Computex Protesters: Steve Jobs is a Bloodsucker!: http://bit.ly/c8VjPM via @addthis 9:33 PM Jun 1st

Thailand

Thailand: "Life Without Identity - a film about two million migrant workers from Burma in Thailand on Vimeo" ( http://bit.ly/aLcImm ) 20 June 2010 23:48:06
Thailand: Thai Labour Advocate Arrested http://shar.es/mxWz0 08 June 2010 22:28:24
Thailand: "Riots in Thailand | Red Shirts Versus Yellow Shirts" ( http://bit.ly/961Ktl ) 08 June 2010 13:44:57
THAILAND: A Year Later, Laid-off Women Still Pursuing Own Venture - IPS ipsnews.net http://shar.es/mZ9Rg 05 June 2010 17:29:20

Vietnam

Vietnam: "AFP: Vietnam farmers protest power cuts: media" ( http://bit.ly/af0lGg ) 22 June 2010 23:42:10
Vietnam: Vietnam officials feel the heat from blackout protests | Earth Times News http://bit.ly/alSGGx 21 June 2010 21:19:46