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Stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region with a labour and grassroots perspective. Regular interviews with activists from countries in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Australia-Asia Worker Links.

Asia Pacific Currents Australia Asia Worker Links

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Stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region with a labour and grassroots perspective. Regular interviews with activists from countries in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Australia-Asia Worker Links.

    Understanding the election results in Thailand

    Understanding the election results in Thailand

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Junya Lek Yimprasert, founder of ACT4DEM - Action for Democracy on Thailand, about the recent machinations in Thai politics following the prevention of the Move Forward Party taking government.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

    Fascism and India's Modi Government

    Fascism and India's Modi Government

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Clifton D'Rozario of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation is a campaigner for Dalit rights in Karnataka state (India). He discusses the Modi Government's fascistic links and politics, and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of July.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

    News from Around The Region

    News from Around The Region

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

    The Rojava Revolution and the Uprisings in Iran

    The Rojava Revolution and the Uprisings in Iran

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Nilüfer Koç, Executive Council member and spokesperson for the Commission on Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK). She discusses some of the new ideas inspiring the Kurdish-led feminist and green revolutionary movement, and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of JulyAsia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

    Saving India’s Hasdeo Forest

    Saving India’s Hasdeo Forest

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear the keynote address of Ruchira Talukdar, about India's Modi Government and its threat to climate change, specifically in relation to the Hasdea Forest. Rachira is one of the Co-founders of Sapna South Asian Climate Solidarity, an Australian-based climate justice collective and this keynote address was delivered at the ecosocialism conference hosted by Green Left Weekly and Socialist Alliance on the weekend of 1 & 2 of JulyAsia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

    Talisman Sabre Military Games

    Talisman Sabre Military Games

    News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We interview Jacob Grech, AAWL campaign co-ordinator, anti-militarisation commentator and producer of 3CR's A Friday Rave, about the upcoming Talisman Sabre military games.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

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The Best Asia-Pacific News Program from a Worker/Left Perspective

I’ve been listening to various Asia-Pacific news radio shows and podcasts for decades. None of the others are from a working class perspective. This program covers underreported or unreported worker struggles, often through direct conversation with representatives of those workers.

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