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| China
Caught in China’s crackdown on labor radicals Interview: Ellen David Friedman
On December 3, the Chinese state detained more than 20 people associated with various labor solidarity organizations in Guangdong province. The detainees had been active in the labor movement there, providing various services and training. The government crackdown comes amid a rising tide of strikes and protests in Guangdong. Ellen David Friedman, a long-time organizer with the National Education Association in Vermont, founding member of the state’s Progressive Party and member of the Labor Notes Policy Committee, has been working for the last decade with labor and union activists in Hong Kong and the mainland. When she was in China recently, she was briefly detained and interrogated by the government. She spoke with Ashley Smith of socialistworker.org about the crackdown, its causes and what activists can do to help the Chinese activists win freedom and justice. -> read article... |
| Mexico
The San Andrés Accords—Twenty Years LaterTwenty years ago the Mexican government signed the San Andrés Accords Regarding the Rights and Culture of the Indigenous that granted autonomy to Indian communities. Yet today, some argue that the indigenous people of Mexico, who represent about 10 to 15 percent of the population of the country, are worse off than they were then. What happened and where are things now? -> read article... |
| Pakistan
After Years of Tragedy, Pakistan Criminalizes Honor KillingsIn recent years several countries in the region have been cracking down on the practice, which the U.N. says kills over 5,000 women a year. Pakistan’s parliament unanimously passed legislation against "honor killings" Thursday, three months after the murder of an outspoken social media star. (See the article by Abida Choudary of the Awami Workers’ Party below.) -> read article... |