
Resisting State Repression: Class Consciousness, Solidarity and Unity
Over the past century, the history of Korea’s labour movement is a history of struggle against brutal state repression. Korea
Over the past century, the history of Korea’s labour movement is a history of struggle against brutal state repression. Korea
The Asian Labour School is established as an institution of labour movement education in Asia, and an extension of Asian
Editor’s Note: How do we create an open space for meeting, learning, reflection, exchange and joy in cross-border labour movement
On August 26, 2025, Jharkhand became the fourth state in India to pass a law providing for social security benefits
Over the past century, the history of Korea’s labour movement is a history of struggle against brutal state repression. Korea
The Asian Labour School is established as an institution of labour movement education in Asia, and an extension of Asian
On August 26, 2025, Jharkhand became the fourth state in India to pass a law providing for social security benefits
Since late August 2025, Indonesia has been gripped by a wave of spontaneous and violent protests that shook the foundations
Editor’s Note: Political reforms and market liberalisation have significantly shaped the terrain of workers’ struggles in Asia, while Cambodia, Indonesia,
Editor’s Note: How do we create an open space for meeting, learning, reflection, exchange and joy in cross-border labour movement
Editor’s Note: For decades, foundation and philanthropy funding have been flowing from the Global North to the Global South for
Editor’s Note: For the labour movement, strikes occupy a special place, taken often as the most direct and visible demonstration
Editor’s Note: In the last two years, a group of organisations and collectives from countries around the world came together
"We advocate for shifting from irregular migration to commuting migration. Instead of criminalising mobility, let’s support the systems migrants already rely on—kinship ties, housing arrangements, and informal transport." - Abu
The growing popularity of job-resigning proxy services in Japan reveals deeper issues in Japan's labour market and working culture.
Book Review: Informal Women Workers in the Global South: Policies and Practices for the Formalization of Women’s Employment in Developing
In Indonesia, predatory alliances of politicians and businesses were established during the 32-year New Order era under Soeharto and survived
What are the analytical tools with which we can best understand the changing organisation of work in globalised production? This review essay revisits and contextualises critical concepts such as labour regime and value chains as discussed in two recent outstanding publications.
As China urbanizes, its system of household registration, hukou, continues to exacerbate social, economic and educational inequalities for rural migrant workers and their children.
Grab Philippines, Respect Our Rights! Recognise Our Union and Negotiate With Us! rang in Angeles City during the public launch
In Malaysia, where the number of vehicles outnumbers the human population and has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world, traffic congestion and mobility are plaguing issues.
Researchers have increasingly recognized the potential of self-organizing activities among gig workers such as couriers and food delivery riders. Nevertheless,
At midnight on 14 March 2022, Grab Myanmar announced that it was reducing food delivery drivers’ pay from 800 MMKs
In a country in which traditional motorbike services, colloquially known as xe om, are a popular mode of transport, Grab
Some analysts of the platform-based gig economy have argued that the potential of gig workers to resist their exploitation is low. I want to show the opposite: it is not only possible to organise drivers to resist precarity - it is already happening.