Myanmar

Smashing H&M in South Africa: not the first attack on the garment supply chain (and not the last either!)

Submitted by libcom on Jan 15 2018 23:42
A H&M that's seen better days, South Africa.

Hand-wringing over the trashing of a few H&M branches in South Africa ignores the often highly militant struggles of the workers in H&M's supply chain (and others like it), themselves often women of colour and one of the most combative sections of the international working class.

夫人VS将军：民主的限制与缅甸的未来

Submitted by sjzc on Oct 17 2017 13:25

近日，由于罗兴亚救世军（ARSA）袭击了缅甸30余座边防警局，缅甸安全部队开始了大规模的反击与清剿，导致大量罗兴亚难民逃亡孟加拉国。因为此次的罗兴亚危机，缅甸国务资政兼外交部部长昂山素季饱受舆论指责，以至于有声音要求剥夺她的诺贝尔和平奖荣誉。

Sacked workers barricade bosses inside Myanmar factory

Submitted by Ed on Sep 5 2017 18:26

Over 200 workers in Myanmar have escalated their strike against the unfair dismissal of a union activist, setting up barricades around the factory with bosses trapped inside.

Notes on a factory uprising in Yangon

Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2017 15:04
Yangon H&M factory
Soe Lin Aung examines a recent strike-cum-riot at a Chinese-owned H&M supplier in Myanmar, digging beyond the headlines into its local context and broader political significance.

Making the steam roll: a personal narrative of a locoman

Submitted by Steven. on May 8 2017 10:42
Dharampal

A first person account by Dharampal/Comrade Burmee of a lifetime of work and struggle on the Indian railways from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (June 2014)

Submitted by Spartacus on Jul 6 2014 12:52
Striking workers outside the Li Kyant Footwear Factory in Yangon, Myanmar

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during June 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (May 2014)

Submitted by Spartacus on Jun 14 2014 02:47
Workers protest on 1st of May in Rangoon, Myanmar

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during May 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (April 2014)

Submitted by Spartacus on May 17 2014 09:04
Workers at a shoe factory supplying many global brands on strike in China

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during April 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (March 2014)

Submitted by Spartacus on Apr 5 2014 08:05
Students opposed to a trade deal with China occupy the Taiwanese parliament

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during March 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.

Workers' struggles in East Asia (February 2014)

Submitted by Spartacus on Mar 8 2014 05:00
Migrant workers protest for increased rights and minimum wage in Taipei, Taiwan

Summary and links to news stories of workers' struggles around East Asia during February 2014 and related resources. The most important stories appear on my Twitter feed as soon as I find them: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews.