Korea: Train attendants strike in longest, most bitter struggle by working women On March 1, 2006, approximately four hundred women who work as train attendants on the KTX “bullet…
Ba Jin obituary, 1904-2005 Obituary in the Guardian of Chinese author and anarchist Ba Jin, on Tuesday October 18, 2005 by John Gittings
The meaning of Tiananmen - Burt Green Burt Green analyses the events of Tiananmen Square and their consequences. This article contains some factual inaccuracies (see comments below…
China: Riots in Chongqing after death of a schoolboy Rioting broke out in Chonqing after it was reported that the child's parents had been arrested.
China: Workers in Guangdong attacked for asking to be paid Construction workers building a dam near Heyuan, were attacked after demanding payment, having gone…
China: Slave labour in brick kilns At least 600 people have been freed by authorities from slave labour working in brick kilns in northern China.
Democratic stresses in Nepal and its regional implications A brief look at some aspects of the political situation in Nepal today and its wider regional…
Vietnam: Further wildcats in the garment sector Over 800 workers at a Taiwanese-owned garment company in Ho Chi Minh City struck work Wednesday demanding lower workload and social welfare…
Indian airlines hit by wildcat strike Tens of thousands had flights cancelled as workers at the Indian state-owned airline walked out over wages in arrears.
China: riots against police brutality People in the south-western city of Chongqing fought riot police after a flower-seller was attacked by a policeman.
1,000 Vietnamese shrimp processing workers on strike Nearly 1,000 workers have gone on strike to protest a wage cut at a Singaporean shrimp processing factory in Vietnam.
