China: trouble in the world's sweatshop China is experiencing a rising wave of industrial unrest, as workers increasingly turn to collective action to fight against their exploitation.
Malaysia: migrant workers protest ends in victory The migrant workers' protest (previously reported on libcom.org) which took place at an electronics factory has ended in a resounding victory for…
Ghetto riots in the USA - Martin Glaberman Short article by Martin Glaberman focusing on the riots in Watts, Los Angeles, in 1965.
5,000 migrants riot at Malaysian factory More than 5,000 migrant workers tore down a guard tower during rioting at the facility where they were staying in Malaysia’s industrial city of…
Rebel violence vs. hierarchical violence, UK 1985-86 A chronology of anti-hierarchical violence in mainland UK, July 1985 - May 1986. A bit of nostalgia and/or a lesson in over-optimism? A text from…
The university, the car factory and the working class A text on class conflict in Oxford and the Blackbird Leys riots of the early 90s. AN (UN)FRESHER’S…
Oxford's Class War and the Blackbird Leys Riots of the Early 90s AN (UN)FRESHER’S GUIDE TO OXFORD’S CLASS WAR A text on some of the history of class conflict in…
A riot outside the NZ parliament in June 1968? An account of a little-known strike and unruly demonstration outside parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, June 1968.
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…
China: village residents clash with police over land grabs and factory pollution More than 1,000 people threw rocks at police and blocked roads in southern China in protest at…
Ten thousand clash with police in south-east China Villagers in China’s southeastern Jiangxi Province, upset over police brutality, relocation and corrupt local officials, have staged a large…
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…