Issue-based struggles have converged into a battle against Indian Prime Minister Modi’s policies
A.R. Sindhu of the All India federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers talks about the joint struggles of Indian trade unions and the fight against the far-right wing government of Narendra Modi.
‘South Africa has never really dealt with the racist structure of its economy’
Peoples Dispatch speaks to Phakamile Hlubi Majola, spokesperson of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa ( NUMSA), on the union’s militant struggle over the years and the challenges ahead.
People of Venezuela say to coup attempt: “Not today!”
After defeating a coup attempt by the right-wing opposition, the people of Venezuela mobilized in great numbers to commemorate International Workers’ Day, and to demonstrate their support for the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Block ALECA: Tunisian workers march against the free trade agreement on May Day
The workers also protested against the death of 15 women farm workers in an accident in the city of Sidi Bouzid condemning the government’s failure to regulate the work and transport conditions of the agricultural laborers.
What May Day means to the working class?
International Workers’ Day honors the struggles and sacrifices of the generations of workers whose actions made the world better.
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