In 2022, we launched the Asian Labour Review (ALR) as an independent platform for reporting, analysis and exchange of views. We are very proud of the articles published over the last year, and looking to expand our coverage this year. To us, ALR was always imagined as more than a publication. At its best, it is a political project to support grassroots efforts to build stronger labour movements.

As last year drew to a close, we posed a number of questions to activists and researchers. The responses collected here touch upon a range of overlapping concerns: migrant labour, care and domestic work, gender-based violence, platform labour, digitalisation, neoliberalism, the pandemic, authoritarianism and more. We hope these reflections can deepen our understanding of each other’s work, and stimulate more dialogues on our projects of building workers’ power.

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Finally, to quote Rosa Luxemburg who wrote at the end of 1905:

“Strong in our belief, confident in our strength and the sanctity of our cause, we march on to a renewed struggle and to new battles. A year of struggle is behind us; years of struggle lie ahead.“

While finalising this collection, we learned of the passing of Simon Clarke, an early advisor to ALR and a labour scholar and mentor to many. We dedicate this collection in memory of him.

Editors