Workers' struggles in Asia (March 2010 Part 2)

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around Asia (excluding China) from the 16th to the 31st of March.

Submitted by Spartacus on April 1, 2010

Cambodia

18th: Villagers clashed with police attempting to evict them from their homes after a court ruling.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EH5U701.htm
19th: Another protest over land seizures, this time involving burning of buildings on a sugar plantation and a rally of 1000 villagers.
http://in.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idINSGE62I07I20100319
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010032233948/National-news/villagers-fear-police-retaliation.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010032534227/National-news/two-held-over-kampong-speu-conflict.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010032634305/National-news/police-villagers-clash-in-kampong-speu.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010033034494/National-news/pair-make-bail-in-land-dispute.html
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010032934430/National-news/kampong-speu-villagers-awaiting-representatives-release.html
23rd: Casino workers to go on strike.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010032334065/National-news/casino-workers-threaten-strike.html
24th: Apparently the government told businessmen to partner with army divisions.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/315513,former-khmer-rouge-battalion-deployed-in-senators-land-dispute.html

Indonesia

18th: Residents of a slum in Jakarta resist eviction.
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2010/832/42786

Philippines

19th: Bakery workers on strike over the firing of 127 colleague because of an "illegal" strike had to defend themselves from an attack by scabs in a different union.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100319-259648/8-workers-hurt-in-picket-line-violence
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/03/19/10/6-hurt-unruly-goldilocks-protest

South Korea

22nd: Workers at a hotel win a nine year battle against outsourcing, including back pay.
http://cms.iuf.org/?q=node/302
30th: Workers at Kumho Tire will strike on the 1st of April.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/30/c_13230870.htm

Taiwan

25th:Villagers in southern Taiwan clashed with police in a protest over pollution from a plastic factory.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/company-focus/2010/03/25/249723/FPG-plants.htm
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_506400.html
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2010/03/26/249885/Jenwu-villagers.htm

Thailand

26th: Workers at Nikon went on strike for improved benefits.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/35044/nikon-workers-demand-improved-benefits

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