Workers' struggles in East Asia (January 2012) Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during January 2012 and related resources. The most important stories…
Up The Yangtze A documentary about the effects the building of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze river in China has had on the people who lived in the surrounding areas. It a gives a good insight…
Last train home A documentary focusing on one family of migrant workers, mainly around Chinese New Year. It reveals the conditions they live and work in, and the strain it has on the family, which comes out…
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Here's a video (and links to a couple of other videos) previewing the new documentary about the Chinese artist and political activist, Ai Weiwei,…
Land Grabs and Housing in China I hope to explain a bit more about the land grabs that have been happening in China for a number of years now. This should cover the reasons why…
Political policing in China and around the world The last year seems to have seen a rise in the Chinese government cracking down on political activists, seemingly in response to the threat of…
Is there really no option but suicide for so many workers? This is just a reflection in light of the reports that last week there was a protest by 300 Chinese…
Sir, there's a mouse in my soup! On 3rd of January workers at Lin Electronics Factory in Dongguan, Guangdong, started strike action after finding a dead mouse in their soup,…
Wukan peasant victory sets stage for Chinese turmoil Adam Ford reports on the Wukan rebellion and asks what it means for the future of social struggles in China
A short review of Chinese community and workplace struggles in 2011 This is my first post, hopefully the first of many. I will be blogging a lot about China and Hong…
Workers' struggles in East Asia (December 2011) Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during December 2011 and related resources. The most important stories…
Workers' struggles in East Asia (November 2011) Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during November 2011 and related resources. The most important stories…