Nov 7, 2018
Bosses making billions underpaying migrant workers
Asia Pacific Currents
Temporary migrant workers are very vulnerable due to the precarious nature of their work visa. Many employers in Australia exploit this by underpaying them.
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Oct 2, 2018
Organizing in New Zealand and in Australia
Asia Pacific Currents
Australia and New Zealand have similar histories. Organizing workers also shares many similarities between the two countries.
Aug 24, 2018
Organizing migrant workers in Australia
Asia Pacific Currents
The last 20 years has seen a big rise in temporary migrant workers in Australia. They often need specialized support. The Migrant Workers Centre in Melbourne has been recently set up to do this.
Aug 25, 2017
Fresh arrests hit human right activists in Hong Kong
Asia Pacific Currents
The so called umbrella protest movement in Hong Kong in 2014 was unprecedented. The latest arrests shows that the Hong Kong government is still trying to suppress it.
Jul 28, 2017
The Global Picket Line -- organizing workers internationally
Asia Pacific Currents
An interview with Manrico Moro, campaign coordinator of the International Committee of the Global Picket Line about working to organize workers more effectively at an international level.
Sep 26, 2016
More workers die in Bangladesh factory fire, others keep fighting
Asia Pacific Currents
Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region and 34 workers killed in factory fire in Bangladesh.
Nov 13, 2015
Workers in Iran organizing against exploitation and repression
Asia Pacific Currents
Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Farid Partovi from IASWI on Iranian workers.
Jul 14, 2015
Workers organizing internationally: The Global Picketline
Asia Pacific Currents
Discussion of the Global Picketline concept and how workers can use this to organize at an international level.
Jun 19, 2015
Conditions for workers in Cambodia and organizing efforts
Asia Pacific Currents
Extended interviews with San Mora and Yon Sineat from the Cambodian Food and Services Workers Federation on organizing workers in Cambodia and the issues that workers face.
Jun 5, 2015
Unions organising in Papua New Guinea and solidarity needs
Asia Pacific Currents
Workers in Papua New Guinea and labour news from the Asia Pacific region
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