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HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY STILL MEANS SOMETHING TO THESE WOMEN

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:34.

HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY STILL MEANS SOMETHING TO THESE WOMEN

Women workers took to the streets of Hong Kong for International Women's Day and directed their anger at both government of Hong Kong and Indonesian government. "We are women, we are workers!" The women complained about recruitment agencies that illegally overcharge women migrants.

Another group of women went after the sexism in the mass media. An example of what they were talking about concerned the outrageous sexist attacks and sexual harassment against well-known youth activist Christina Chan Hau-man by various gossip sheets and others.  read more »

South Korean government arrests 450 workers as general strike seems imminent

Submitted by pirate on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 23:55.

May 17 2009 Libcom.org

Police apprehended more than 450 labor activists Saturday after a violent protest in Daejeon which left about 150 injured. Labour unrest is set to escalate this month as truck drivers plan to strike and a major labour umbrella group pledged to join.  read more »

58,000 mass incidents in China in first quarter as unrest grows to largest ever recorded

Submitted by pirate on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 13:20.

Libcom.org May 6 2009

There were 58,000 “mass incidents”, the Chinese state's euphemism for strikes, street protests, roadblocks and other forms of mass protests, in China in the first three months of this year.

Chinaworker.info reports the monitoring agencies in Hong Kong, and cites the pace of job losses and migrants being forced to return home as the main causes. The figure covers protests which involved 25 or more people.  read more »

Thai protest leaders call halt after deadly clash

Submitted by pirate on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 00:27.
By MIKE CASEY, Associated Press April 14, 2009

BANGKOK – Leaders of demonstrations that plunged the Thai capital into chaos Tuesday called off their protests following rioting and clashes that left two dead and more than 120 injured across Bangkok. Several were then taken into police custody.  read more »

Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital

Submitted by pirate on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 10:10.

By AMBIKA AHUJA and GRANT PECK, Associated Press Writer Ambika Ahuja And Grant Peck April 12, 2009

BANGKOK – Swarms of anti-government protesters attacked the prime minister's car, seized control of major intersections in the capital and commandeered buses, bringing new chaos to the Thai capital as the country's ousted leader threatened to return from exile to lead a revolution.  read more »

Asia summit canceled; Thai protesters storm venue

Submitted by pirate on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 22:59.
April 11, 2009

PATTAYA, Thailand – A Thai government officials say a summit of Asian leaders has been canceled for security reasons.  read more »

100,000 Thais rally against king's adviser

Submitted by pirate on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 15:09.

By GRANT PECK, Associated Press Apr 8, 2009

BANGKOK – About 100,000 protesters seeking to topple Thailand's government turned their wrath Wednesday on the 88-year-old top adviser to the country's revered king, accusing him of undermining democracy by orchestrating a pivotal 2006 coup.  read more »

Five killed in South Korea during protest: report

Submitted by pirate on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 23:35.

Jan. 19, 2009

SEOUL (Reuters) – Five South Koreans were killed on Tuesday when a five-storey building was engulfed in flames during a standoff between police and residents protesting demolition work in central Seoul, YTN cable news channel reported.  read more »

Week-long strike in Vietnam factory ends

Submitted by pirate on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 14:05.

Libcom.org Dec 13 2008
The Doosan Vina plant

Wildcat strikers at a South Korean owned firm returned to work yesterday 11 December gaining promises of improved working conditions.

Thanhniennews.com reported that on Thursday last week, around 1,300 workers gathered in front of Doosan Vina Company office in the Dung Quat Economic Zone in the central Quang Ngai Province to demand proper treatment and payment of allowances.  read more »

1,300 manufacturing workers wildcat in Vietnam

Submitted by pirate on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 12:50.

Libcom.org Dec. 5, 2008

The wildcat strike of more than 200 workers from a company in the central Quang Ngai Province escalated on Thursday.

Since Thursday morning, around 1,300 South Korean-owned Doosan Vina Company employees, gathered in front of the company office in the Dung Quat Economic Zone to emphasize their demand for proper payment of allowances.

Workers first walked off the job on Monday, saying Doosan Vina had not honored its promise to pay a range of allowances and hand out pay rises to employees once they’d completed four months of service.  read more »

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