Resistance is high; garment workers force shutdown in 350 factories The resurgence of unrest in the Bangladeshi garment sector continues with over 500,000 workers now…
Return of the repressed; new days of rage for garment workers - and the disappeared... After a long period of relative quiet, workers are again taking mass action in the Bangladeshi…
Last Orders For The Local? Inspired by the destruction of most of the best pubs in our locality and the increasing difficulty in finding a pub with a bearable atmosphere to…
The predictable rise of a red bourgeoisie: the end of a mythical Nepalese Maoist 'revolution' Reflections on the recent evolution of Maoism in Nepal.
The policeman's new clothes - new styles of repression in the Bangladeshi garment industry How new policing methods have, for the moment, dampened workers' struggles.
Tailoring to needs - garment worker struggles in Bangladesh A general overview and analysis of developments in the garment worker struggles we have been…
Myths and realities: the Nepalese Maoists and their strike ban legislations In January and April 2009 two libcom news articles were published[1] reporting that the Maoist-led…
The long shelf life of democratic and Stalinist mythology Review; The Real Band of Brothers - first-hand accounts from the last British survivors of the…
The rage over the wage The past four days have seen widespread protests and rioting against the announcement of the new minimum wage structure for Bangladeshi garment…
Sleepless nights for bosses in the Bangladeshi garment sector A survey of recent unrest in the garment industry, as agitation for a greatly increased minimum wage…
Bangladeshi strike wave rolls on; rocks, papers and cloth Labour unrest continues[1] in diverse areas, including rock mining and the garment industry.
