APC first went to air in the mid 1980s. We broadcast stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region from a labour and grassroots perspective.
The programs feature regular interviews with labour and human rights activists of the Asia Pacific region, updates on solidarity campaigns and reports of labour and progressive struggles in the region. Presented by Pier, Kavitha and Jiselle (pictured) as well as Diana and Budi.
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Sep 25, 2019  Refugee Tamil family battles government repressionThe Australian government is one of the leaders in anti-asylum seekers and refugee policies. The latest battle is over a Tamil family detained in an offshore prison camp on Christmas Island. |
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Sep 11, 2019  Workers regionally meet up in TaiwanLabor Notes is a U.S.-based labour organization. In August it held a regional conference in Taiwan bringing together workers from around the region. |
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Sep 4, 2019  Kashmir under siege from Indian governmentThe recent crackdown in Kashmir will have far-reaching consequences and are more related to India's internal politics than its rivalry with Pakistan. |
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Aug 28, 2019  The fight against Indonesian occupation in West Papua continuesThe West Papuan region of Indonesia has been embroiled in conflict ever since the sham Act of Free Choice in 1969. APC talks to West Papuan independence activist O'Neil Waromi. |
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Aug 21, 2019  Fight against repression in Thailand continuesWhile Thailand is officially not a military dictatorship anymore, activists like Somyot Pruksakasemsuk continue to fight against repression. Asia Pacific Currents talks to him on today's show. |
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Aug 7, 2019  Nuclear war is still a threat 74 years after Hiroshima and NagasakiAn interview with Denis Doherty of the Hiroshima Day Committee in Sydney Australia about the relevance of the bombing in 2019. |
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Jul 31, 2019  South Korean workers fighting hard on multiple frontsThis year has seen an upsurge of strikes, demonstrations and protests by South Korean workers. The issues relate to pay and working conditions. |
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Jul 17, 2019  The ongoing war in Yemen explainedKamillia el-Eriani, a Melbourne-based professor of sociology and politics, talks to Jiselle Hanna about the dynamics and deep roots of the conflict in Yemen. |
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Jul 10, 2019  Iran-U.S. tension amid the ongoing Arab SpringThe recent threats by the U.S. against Iran have to be seen in the context of the changes brought about by the Arab Spring uprisings. |
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Jul 3, 2019  Workers bracing for tough times after Indian electionThe far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed by Narendra Modi won the recent general elections in India. This will have serious ramifications for workers in the coming years. |
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Jun 26, 2019  Massive protests shake up politics in Hong KongThe question of the relationship between Hong Kong and the Chinese government is not clear and a proposed extradition bill saw the biggest demonstration ever in Hong Kong. |
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Jun 12, 2019  What do the Indonesian elections mean?Indonesia is one of the world's biggest democracies and elections are closely watched especially now when many neighbouring countries are becoming more autocratic. |
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Jun 5, 2019  More repression to come after Philippines electionsEven though the first half of President Duterte's administration has been marked by authoritarian excesses, his allies were able to win in the recent elections. |
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May 28, 2019  Another Nakba Day for PalestiniansIt has been 71 years since the Palestinians were forced off their land. Their struggle continues in many different forms. |
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Apr 2, 2019  Indonesian dock workers link up internationally to fight togetherMore and more, workers have to join to fight global companies. Dockworkers around the Asia Pacific region are fighting against Hutchinson ports together. |
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Mar 27, 2019  Indian workers fighting backThe upcoming general elections in India are allowing workers to put forward their own demands against the far right BJP government of President Modi. |
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Mar 19, 2019  How free are the upcoming Thai elections?The current Thai military government has engineered the upcoming national elections so that it will retain power even with a national vote. |
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Mar 12, 2019  International Women's Day redux -- the report from AustraliaAPC was at the 2019 IWD march in Melbourne, Australia and brings you some speeches from Aboriginal women and the issues that they are facing. |
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Mar 5, 2019  Social activist disappeared in southern India Copper plant disputeThe copper smelter complex in the southern Tamil Nadu town of Tuticorin has been the focus of large protests. One of its main opponents, Mugilan, has now been disappeared. |
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Feb 26, 2019  Journalists under attack in the PhilippinesMaria Ressa, CEO of media organization Rappler, talks about why the Philippines is one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists. |
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Feb 12, 2019  Korean workers say no to outsourcing deathOutsourcing is a problem for workers all around the world. A recent workplace death has sparked a massive protest movement in South Korea. |
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Dec 19, 2018  Workers will now get compensation from Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics has resisted any calls to improve its workplaces but labour activists have recently won important gains. |
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Dec 12, 2018  Chinese government increases pressure on workersSheung So of the Hong Kong based NGO Labour Education and Service Network talks about control of workers by the Chinese Communist Party. |
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Dec 4, 2018  The struggle by workers at new Istanbul airportA labour activist at the Istanbul airport speaks out about the conditions facing workers and the recent events that saw hundreds of workers detained by the police. |