Vietnam: 6,000 workers involved in wildcat strike at clothing factory Inhumane conditions and low wages have led to approximately 6,000 workers going on strike at a…
Sacked workers barricade bosses inside Myanmar factory Over 200 workers in Myanmar have escalated their strike against the unfair dismissal of a union…
London mass strike, 1889 A short account of the mass strike in London which spread from the great docks strike in the East End and peaked on 1 September with up to 300…
1912: a year of strikes in the East End of London An account by John Rennie of the strikes which swept East London in 1912: particularly on the docks and amongst Jewish tailors.
Staking Egyptische textielindustrie escaleert: duizenden leggen werk neer Opnieuw zijn werkers in Mahallah in staking gegaan tegen de directie en de vakbonden over het niet…
17,000 Egyptian textile workers on all-out strike Once again the workers of Mahallah have gone on strike against both management and unions over the non-payment of wages.
The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist An excerpt from Peter Fryer's Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain on William Cuffay, black tailor and leader of the London…
Joseph Ettor, 1885-1948 A short biography of Industrial Workers of the World union organiser, Joseph Ettor, written by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
Notes on a factory uprising in Yangon 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…
House to Goddess of the House: Gender, Class and Silk in 19th Century Mount Lebanon An essay on the development of capitalism in Lebanon and the effects it had upon gender roles…