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Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

February 22, 2010
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific Region - Australia Asia Worker Links

27:49 minutes (12.75 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents: Turkish union leader imprisoned

March 6, 2010
| Labor news. Plus interview, Chidi King from Public Services International, about the imprisonment of Seger Tumer, secretary of the union of public employees in health and social services in Turkey.

30:05 minutes (27.57 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Protests in Thailand

March 20, 2010
| Labor news from the Asia-Pacific Region. Interview about "red-shirt" protests in Thailand, with socialist commentator Giles Ungapakorn.

28:25 minutes (26.02 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Domestic workers in Hong Kong

February 27, 2010
| Labor news. Plus interview with Eni Lestari and Doris Lee about domestic workers in Hong Kong

28:38 minutes (26.22 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents: News from Turkey, Bangladesh, Iran, Korea and more

March 27, 2010
| Regional labour update + interview with Dr. Chong-ok Kong on Samsung OH&S international campaign

29:53 minutes (13.7 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents - labour news

April 3, 2010
| Update on regional Asian labour issues and interview with Mahendra from the Working Peoples Association (PRP) on labour organising in Indonesia.

29:31 minutes (13.53 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Land rights in Melanesia

April 10, 2010
| Labor news from the Asia-Pacific. Interview about proposed reform to customary land tenure in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with Steven Sukot, from the Bismarck Ramu Group.

29:21 minutes (26.88 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Protests in Thailand and regional labour news

April 17, 2010
| India Unilever, Asia asbestos, ATNC rallies, Japan railworkers compensation. Interview with Ji Ungpakorn, social activist and commentator, on analysis of the recent demonstrations in Thailand.

31:04 minutes (14.23 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

May Day and Worker Solidarity in Asia

May 1, 2010
| Interviews about the Asian Transnational Corporation Monitoring Network (ATNC), the labour movement and May Day events in South Korea, and the work of the Pakistani Labour Party.

57:16 minutes (26.23 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Update on Thailand protests

May 15, 2010
| Update on Thailand protests, Iranian unionist execution and interview on south Korean labour movement.

25:44 minutes (11.79 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia pacific currents -- labour news

June 5, 2010
| Labour updates on ongoing industrial issues in the Asia Pacific region and interview with Jones Espino from the Migrant Trade Union in South Korea.

30:05 minutes (27.55 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Chinese Honda workers strike

June 12, 2010
| Labour news and updates from the Asia Pacific region. Interview with Geoffrey Crothall, Communications Director China Labour Bulletin, on the recent Honda strikes in China.

31:34 minutes (14.47 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Thailand after the red-shirt protests

June 26, 2010
| Update from Ji Ungpakorn about the situation in Thailand following the crack-down on red-shirt protests.

29:49 minutes (13.67 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Indigenous conference in central Australia

July 3, 2010
| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and interview on the major indigenous conference happening in central Australia.

30:53 minutes (14.18 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Labour news from the Asia Pacific

July 17, 2010
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific. Interview with Afshin Nikouseresht from Iran Solidarity, about the state of organized labour and other progressive campaigns in Iran.

31:01 minutes (14.24 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Labour news from the Asia Pacific region

August 14, 2010
| Labour news from Turkey, Pakistan, China, Sth Korea, Indonesia and Australia. Interview with Lek, Action for People's Democracy in Thailand, on the ongoing repression in Thailand.

29:20 minutes (13.47 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Labour news from the Asia Pacific region

August 21, 2010
| News on workers from Iran, Bangladesh, China, South Korea and anti-asbestos meetings.

28:05 minutes (11.25 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Women workers organise in Asia

August 28, 2010
| Labour news from Turkey, India, Cambodia, Indonesia. Interview with Gwynnyth Evans from Meatworkers Union on women workers meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. APC is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links

29:18 minutes (13.42 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

September 4, 2010
| Labour news from India, Indonesia, China, Solomon Islands, Turkey, Bangladesh and Australia. Interview with Mahendra (translator) & Rita from Lemonde factory in Jakarta, Indonesia. APC is produced by

30:05 minutes (13.77 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

November 16, 2010
| Labour rights, news and currents affairs from the Asia Pacific region. Stories from Vietnam, Cambodia, Jordan, China, Sth Korea and Thailand.

22:13 minutes (10.17 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Organizing workers in the Philippines by the KMU and regional organizing -- asbestos and Foxconn

November 21, 2010
| Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights stories from Turkey, Pakistan, India, China, South Korea, Philippines and Australia.

30:16 minutes (13.86 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

December 4, 2010
| Labour news from the region with interview on sth korean labour issues with kctu spokesperson

30:18 minutes (13.87 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

December 11, 2010
| Labour news from Asia with extended interview on the red shirt movement in thailand

29:57 minutes (13.71 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

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December 18, 2010
| Pike River mine disaster New Zealand, labour news from Iran, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines and Indonesia

28:12 minutes (12.91 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents labour news

February 7, 2011
| Asia Pacific news, current affairs and labour rights stories from Iran, India, Bangladesh and Australia, and Occupational Health and Safety news from South Korea.

30:38 minutes (14.03 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Life and work in China

February 19, 2011
| We speak to returning Asia Pacific Currents presenter Diana Beaumont about life and work in southern China.

30:28 minutes (13.95 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents - Labour News and stories

February 26, 2011
| Labour updates from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, India, Bangladesh, sth Korea, and Indonesia

31:34 minutes (14.45 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Women in the Middle East uprising

March 5, 2011
| International Women's Day, news from Asia-Pacific and an interview with Melbourne-based Palestinian activist Reem Yunis about the role of women in West Asian uprisings.

29:44 minutes (13.61 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Solidarity visit from South Korean Vehicles Union

March 12, 2011
| Piergiorgio Moro interviews Glenn Thompson from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union about a recent visit from the Vehicles Union in South Korea.

29:47 minutes (13.64 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Migrant worker deaths in Australian meat industry

April 9, 2011
| Interview with Gwynnyth Evans, National OSH Officer for the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (AMEIU), about the death of a Taiwanese worker at an abattoir in Australia.

29:44 minutes (10.21 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Engage media in the region and labour updates

April 16, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview with Andrew Lowenthal and Yerry Nikholas from Engage Media on their work. Asia Pacific Currents is a program of Australia Asia Worker Links.

28:50 minutes (13.2 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Labour updates and the war in Afghanistan

April 23, 2011
| West Asia uprising, labour news and the war in Afghanistan

30:04 minutes (13.77 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

West Asia uprisings, regional labour updates and International Memorial Day for workers

April 30, 2011
| West Asia uprisings, regional labour updates and an interview with Renata Musolino, Victorian Trades Hall OH&S officer on International Memorial Day for workers.

30:37 minutes (14.02 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Critique of Obama's speech on the Middle East

May 21, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region. Followed by analysis of Obama's speech on the Middle East, from World Socialist Website author Bill Van Auken.

30:57 minutes (28.34 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Politics in East Timor

May 28, 2011
| News from the Asia-Pacific region, and an interview with Max Lane about left organizations and politics in East Timor.

32:44 minutes (14.99 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Crackdown on Gorakhpur Workers Movement, India

June 4, 2011
| Asia Pacific labour news, plus an interview with Sourav Banerjee from the Workers Charter Movement in Delhi, India, about the violent crackdown on the Gorakhpur Workers Movement.

29:48 minutes (13.65 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific labour news

June 11, 2011
| Asia-Pacific labour news, the Red Star is awarded to Vitasoy workers in Australia and a report about the opening and re-closure of the Gaza-Egyptian border.

30:42 minutes (14.06 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents: Workers' issues in the live animal export trade

June 25, 2011
| An interview with Gwynnyth Evans from the Australasian Meat Workers Union.
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30:41 minutes (5.27 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Insight into the Korean labour movement

July 2, 2011
| Asia Pacific Currents labour news from Syria, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, a regional asbestos campaign and insight into the Korean labour movement.

29:42 minutes (13.6 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Malaysian Bersih movement for democratic rights

July 9, 2011
| Asia-Pacific labour news and an interview with Irene Xavier, from Women Workers Lead, about the Bersih rally for democratic elections in Malaysia and the repression of political activists.

31:33 minutes (10.84 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Garment workers struggle in Indonesia

July 18, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with the PT micro-garment workers union chairman Sulaiman, about a recent garment workers' struggle in Indonesia.

29:04 minutes (9.98 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

August 6, 2011
| The latest news and current affairs from the Asia Pacific Region.

15:51 minutes (7.26 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

July 30, 2011
| Interview with May Wong, from Globalisation Monitor speaking about Occupational Health and Safety issues in the shipping container manufacturing industry

29:13 minutes (13.38 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Trade union repression in Fiji

August 13, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region, and an interview with Nick McLellan, Pacific region activist and independent journalist, on ongoing trade union repression in Fiji.

28:55 minutes (13.24 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Strikes in Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector

August 20, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview about strikes in Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector, with Rob Jones from CWI in Moscow.

28:35 minutes (9.82 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Uprising in Syria

August 27, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview about the uprising in Syria with Hozan Ibrahim, spokesperson from the Local Coordinating Committees of Syria.

29:15 minutes (10.05 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Repression in Thailand continues after elections

September 5, 2011
| Updates on labour struggles in the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Ji Ungpakorn, exiled labour activist, on the situation in Thailand after the July elections.

30:09 minutes (13.81 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

The struggle for Palestine

September 10, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region, and an interview with Reem Yunis from Socialist Alternative, about the upcoming UN vote of Palestinian statehood and the broader struggle in Palestine.

25:43 minutes (8.83 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Strikes at three Suzuki factories in India

September 17, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific and an interview about strikes in three Suzuki factories in Gurgaon, India, with Satyam from the Citizens' Front in support of the Maruti Suzuki Workers' Struggle.

28:21 minutes (9.74 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Update on uprising in Yemen

September 26, 2011
| Labour issues from the Asia Pacific region, and an interview with Baraa Shiban, spokesperson for the News of the Yemeni Revolution, analyzing the uprising in Yemen.

31:14 minutes (14.31 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Police attack Hanjin shipyard workers in Korea

October 22, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Clive Tillman, about the police attack on Hanjin shipyard workers in South Korea. Recorded at 3CR.

29:11 minutes (13.37 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

West Papua Freeport dispute

October 29, 2011
| Interview with Mahendra, spokesperson of the KASBI trade union, Indonesia, on the Freeport mine strike and solidarity within Indonesia, and updates on labour struggles in Asia Pacific region.

29:43 minutes (13.6 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Malaysian government workplace relations law reforms

November 5, 2011
| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific Region, and an interview about labour law reforms in Malaysia that will allow third-party intervention in the workplace.

30:13 minutes (13.84 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Philippines airlines workers occupy airports

November 12, 2011
| Labour news from the Asia-pacific region. Interview about Philippines Airlines workers' occupation of Manila and Cebu airports in protest against outsourcing of jobs. Produced at 3CR.

28:00 minutes (12.82 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Violent repression of Freeport workers strike, West Papua

December 2, 2011
| Interview with Setyo Budi, from Australia Asia Worker Links, about the violence against striking miners at the Freeport gold and copper mine in West Papua. APC is produced at 3CR radio, Melbourne.

14:10 minutes (6.49 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Workers fight job outsourcing at Philippines Airlines

December 10, 2011
| Interview with Alnem Pretencio, vice-president of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association, about the fight against the outsourcing of 2,600 jobs at Philippines Airlines.

28:35 minutes (13.08 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Solidarity impact of Filipino unionist tour

December 17, 2011
| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Jerome Small, AAWL co-ordinator of Alnem's solidarity tour in Melbourne on the impact of international solidarity.

30:46 minutes (14.09 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents: Second General Assembly of Migrante Melbourne

February 4, 2012
| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with George Kotsakis from Migrante Australia about the Second General Assembly held on January 27 and 28.

29:55 minutes (13.7 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Workers in the Syrian uprising

February 11, 2012
| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Ms. Rafif Jouejati, from Local Co-ordinating Committee Syria, on workers in the Syrian uprising.

31:19 minutes (14.34 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Repression and resistance in Thailand

February 17, 2012
| Interview with Ji Ungpakorn on the new government in Thailand, Lese Majeste and the left response, plus labour news from the Asia Pacific region.

26:50 minutes (12.29 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

OHS in Pakistan in light of Boiler Blast that killed 35

February 25, 2012
| Asia Pacific Currents - OHS in Pakistan

30:50 minutes (28.24 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

India's general strike

March 3, 2012
| This week on Asia Pacific Currents, we look at the general strike in India that was held this past Tuesday, February 28.

31:03 minutes (28.43 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

The nurses' dispute and the right to strike in Australia

March 10, 2012
| Labour updates on International Women's Day and the Asia Pacific region, and an interview on the ongoing nurses' dispute and how the right to strike in Australia is limited.

30:34 minutes (14 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Connecting workers' struggles worldwide

March 17, 2012
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific Region and an interview with Manrico Moro about the importance of mapping global production networks and connecting workers' struggles.

29:42 minutes (13.6 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Human rights in Sri Lanka

March 24, 2012
| Labour updates in the Asia Pacific region and an interview with activist Lionel Bopage on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and the upcoming People for Human Rights and Equality forum.

31:17 minutes (14.32 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Workers fight casualisation at Port of Auckland, New Zealand

March 31, 2012
| Interview with Joe Fleetwood, Secretary of the Maritime Union of New Zealand, about their fight against management efforts to casualise the workforce at the Port of Auckland.

27:51 minutes (12.75 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Is China close to crisis?

April 7, 2012
| Labour news from Indonesia, Malaysia and China and an interview with Vincent Kolo, senior editor of the China Worker website.

31:21 minutes (14.36 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Asia Pacific Currents

April 14, 2012
| News and Current Affairs from the Asia Pacific Region

30:20 minutes (27.77 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Thai labour activist imprisoned

April 21, 2012
| Labour news from the Asia-pacific region. Interview with Patchanee Lek Kumnak, co-ordinator of the Thai Labour Campaign about the struggle to free imprisoned labour activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk.

30:05 minutes (13.77 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Workers memorial day: Mourn the dead, fight for the living

April 28, 2012
| Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview about about workplace diseases and injuries at Samsung, with Dr. Jeong-ok Kong from the Korean group SHARPS.

29:49 minutes (13.65 MB)
Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents

Repression of Bersei protests in Malaysia

May 19, 2012
| Labour news from the Asia-Pacific region, followed by an interview about the recent Bersei demonstrations for clean and free elections in Malaysia, with Arul from the Socialist Party of Malaysia.

30:06 minutes (13.78 MB)