Asia

The text published here is Internasyonalismo's - an internationalist group in the Philippines - statement on the significance of May Day.

Despite the claims of the Maoist ruling elite of a complete break with feudal ways, Leys illustrates that the finely graded hierarchies of Maoist…

Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues.

Some 350 workers at a Taiwanese-owned garment company in central Vietnam struck work Monday demanding higher wages and lower workload.

Instead of being increased by 10% as of October 1 as scheduled, the monthly minimum wage is expected to increase by 20% as of early 2008.

Five organisers from the independent United Workers-Farmers Organization, were arrested and remain in prison.

A video of the riots against the construction of Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan during the 1970s.

There are 2.3 million young casualised and part-time workers in Japan.

How water and electricity scarcity impacts on life and politics. Plus a brief look at the ongoing governmental crisis.

At least 15 workers have been killed after an explosion in a coal mine in the northern province of Shanxi.

Last week the Chinese media reported that on average one mining accident every week…

Following on from our previous report, workers at the four Khulna jute mills were locked out by…