The Factory Hell: Eleanor Marx Pamphlet describing working conditions in 19th century mills and factories in Britain and the futility of reforms to deal with these abuses.
Seeing past the luxury label part II: H&M in Hamburg, Germany and their suppliers in Delhi, India Interesting look at the working conditions and workers' resistance in H&M…
Rodenas, Libertad (1893-1970) A short biography of Libertad Rodenas, noted Spanish anarchist and member of Mujeres Libres.
Are slums another planet? - Bruno Astarian Bruno Astarian critiques the ideology that reduce slum dwellers to passive victims -- becoming "surplus populations" -- and rejects the flawed…
Strength of the street: Karachi 1972 - Kamran Asdar Ali A short history of the mass strike in Karachi in June, 1972 following the killings of three striking…
Workers of the world, faint! Just over two years ago, at the Anful Garments Factory in Kompong Speu Province, Cambodia, a young worker named Chanthul and 250 of her…
Uprising of 20,000 - Tony Michels A short history of a massive general strike of 20,000, mostly female and Jewish, garment workers which lasted 11 weeks and won significant…
The binds that tie: unions, ‘solidarity’, civil society and foreign policy in Bangladesh A look at the new unions emerging as part of the reforms of the garment industry –…
The 1935 Strutwear strike: ‘The stories of the workers are different’ - Elizabeth Faue An article by Elizabeth Faue about the 1935 Strutwear strike in Minneapolis.
The struggle of the 'mill girls': class consciousness in early 19th century New England - Ian Schlom This article traces the development of class consciousness of and the antagonism…
Better late than never - Needle Trades Action Workers Committee This is a 1981 shop leaflet from the Needle Trades Workers Action Committee, a rank and file group…
The autobiography of Mother Jones The autobiography of Mary Harris Jones, more commonly known as Mother Jones. The "most dangerous woman in America" and a committed organizer for…
