"Labour issues have emerged as one of the central themes among young people in this year's election."

Labor movements have aspired to establish their own political parties to contest state power. Indonesia has witnessed the emergence of

Grab Philippines, Respect Our Rights! Recognise Our Union and Negotiate With Us! rang in Angeles City during the public launch

The Class Composition of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taiwan’s Manufacturing Industry For more than three decades, Taiwan has relied on

The decision of the Labour Party (“Partai Buruh”) to participate in the 2024 elections has brought the political agenda of

Editor’s Note: Informality is the rule, not the exception. Not only are the majority of workers in Asia working in

A conversation between the co-hosts, Kiang and Kevin zoom out and take stock of the economic and political moment our

Editor’s Note: To get themselves out of economic stagnation and crisis, governments across Asia have been trying to push through

On September 23, over 1,000 truck drivers from across South Korea rallied in front of the National Assembly building in

Editor’s Note: Logistics and transportation workers are among the most militant workers in the world. By exercising their disruptive power

One logistics and food delivery platform company, Grab, dominates almost the entirety of Southeast Asian markets. In this two-part conversation,

Organizing as an informal worker comes with numerous obstacles, but it is remarkable to witness the resilience and innovative approaches

In Asia, many bright and artistic young people have pursued their passion in the media and creative industry as journalists,

On July 23, Cambodian will head to the polls, but there will be no surprises. Having eliminated opposition, Prime Minister

Call it Anthropocene, call it Capitalocene, call it Plantationocene, our scorching planetary age results from the conjoined forces of colonial extractivism, fossil capitalism, and postcolonial developmentalism.

In August 2022, Rajesh Kumar (name changed) was a happy production manager at BYJU’s, an Indian educational technology (edtech) company

Editor’s Note: For months since March 2022, mass protests engulfed the crisis-stricken Sri Lanka amid food and fuel shortages and

April is generally regarded as the start of summer – scorching at that every year – in India. This year,

Logistics has become the buzzword in today’s global economy. But who exactly are logistics workers, and what is the history

A series of demonstrations, protests and strikes by delivery workers at Zomato-owned Blinkit (formerly Grofers), India’s 10-minute delivery platform, has again brought forward the issues of the grossly exploitative nature of the gig economy.

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.

In being appointed Malaysia’s 10th prime minister in November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim made history by becoming the country’s first prime

On April 8, 4,500 truck drivers – members of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union Cargo Truckers Solidarity

Editor’s Note: On May 18, a migrant labour museum in Picun (literally, Pi Village) on the outskirts of Beijing, China，

Interviewer’s note: For several decades, the town of Mae Sot along the Myanmar border in northwest Thailand has been the

On May 14th, Thai voters will cast their ballots in what is being touted as one of the most ‘high

On May Day, a local union leader surnamed Yang, from the Korean Construction Workers Union (KCWU), set himself on fire

In this May Day special, we explore the meaning of worker and labor activism, with a focus on engaging youth

Editor’s Note: May Day has a long and tortured history in Asia dating back to the early 1900s that reflects

Longtime journalist Sumeth Somkanae runs an organisation whose mission is so controversial in the industry that the list of its