East Asia
Wildcat strikes surge in China —again
Some 10,000 workers at plants that produce sportswear for Nike and Adidas have walked off the job in Dongguan after finding the Taiwanese company was shorting them.
Tag: labor
The Andes
Colombia: ‘terrorist’ attack on union headquarters
The offices of the Cali Municipal Workers Synidicate (Sintraemcali), located in the center of the Colombian industrial city, was attacked with hurled incendiary bombs.
Southern Cone
Argentina: general strike targets Fernández policies
A general strike reveals fractures in the labor movement and in the center-left alliance that has dominated Argentina's government for the last decade.
Southern Cone
Paraguay: first general strike in 20 years
Paraguayans used their first general strike in two decades to protest everything from low wages to the lack of an agrarian reform policy.
Southern Cone
Brazil: Rio street sweepers win with wildcat
While the media focused on Rio's Carnaval celebrations, thousands of street sweepers went on strike in defiance of their union—and won.
Central America
Honduras: solidarity action hits US port
Honduran dockworkers carried their dispute with port management all the way to Oregon, where US dockworkers honored their picket line.
Southern Cone
Argentina: piqueteros press wage, service demands
Unemployed and contingent worker groups are again blocking roads, just as they did in the run-up to Argentina's 2001 economic collapse.
The Andes
‘Fascism’ and the Venezuela protests
Are the Venezuelan protesters monolithically "fascists" and "golpistas"? And are left-dissident elements in danger of being exploited in a reactionary putsch?
The Caribbean
Haiti: teachers strike as labor unrest grows
Haiti's government tries to prosecute a teachers' union leader for militant protests; meanwhile, the wage dispute in the garment sector remains unsettled.
Central America
Guatemala: maquila stole $6 million from workers
US retailers have been caught selling apparel from a plant whose union-busting owner cheated the workers of their pension and healthcare benefits.
Southern Cone
Chile: wildcat strike paralyzes ports
A wildcat strike has shut down several Chilean ports for the past three weeks, with the fruit and mineral industries claiming $100 million in losses.
Africa
South Africa: two dead in water riots
Two were killed as South African police fired on protesters at the townships of Mothotlung and Damonsville, where residents are angry at having been without water for a week.