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Potential for explosive struggle as British capitalism braces for recession
Sunak’s claim to be a safe pair of hands in the current economic crisis will fall apart under the impact of a prolonged downturn. This will in turn exacerbate the splits in the Tory Party making this a government of permanent crisis.
Editorial of So...
International
Iran: Teachers’ strikes and protests show the way forward
The Iranian regime is in an unstable situation, they fear a new wave of generalized protests which is why they have increased repression in the last months.
Nina Mo, Socialist Left Party (ISA in Austria)
On 23 December 2021, a national day of actio...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Foodpanda delivery workers go on strike against harsh exploitation
Socialist Action Reporter
Foodpanda, a delivery platform in Hong Kong, is expanding under the epidemic, and business is booming, but Foodpanda delivery workers are not getting the fruits of their hard work.
Foodpanda has been introducing policies t...
International
Iran: Solidarity with workers’ struggles in Iran.
Strike committees throughout the country is needed as the first step for a new revolutionary working class party to overthrow the regime.
Nina Mo, Socialist Left Party (ISA Austria)
Since the beginning of August there have been major strikes in mor...
International
Belarus – Endgame being played out
Today strikes have continued to spread. The coming days will decide the question one way or another.
Rob Jones, Socialist Alternative (ISA Russia)
Today strikes have continued to spread. Lukashenko speaking at a Minsk factory stated that “We have...
China
China unleashes ‘white terror’ against protesting workers
Wave of repression – over 30 mineworkers arrested after Shuangyashan strike
Dahu, chinaworker.info
The so-called ‘Shuangyashan incident’ – a six-day strike by around 10,000 coal miners in March – has shaken the dictatorship of the CCP (Chinese ...
China
China: Massive job destruction has already begun
China’s rulers are destroying ten times as many coal mining jobs as Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Mrs Thatcher
chinaworker.info reporters
A tsunami of job destruction is heading towards heavy industry in China. This is especially in the coal and steel ...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Student activists arrested as police step up repression
For a new, enlarged school strike to fightback against the crackdown on student pro-democracy protests
Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI in Hong Kong)
Hong Kong’s week-long student strike in support of a democratic election system reached a climax ...
News
Taiwan: Half a million on the streets against Ma
Demonstrators call for trade pact to be withdrawn and for president to step down
CWI reporters in Taipei
This was the biggest demonstration in Taiwan’s history. In a clear sign that the island’s mass protest movement is gaining rather than losi...
China
Zhejiang: Hospital workers’ strike a call for change
Brutal attacks on doctors and nurses is a sign of a broken healthcare system
Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info
Several hundred Zhejiang hospital workers in white coats walked out on strike on 28 October. The staff at Wenling’s No. 1 People’s Hospi...
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SVB Bank collapses: A new global banking crisis?
The threat of a banking crisis hovers over the world economy after the crash of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the second largest banking collapse in US h...
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