Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in Pakistan
Many workers in Pakistan are not paid minimum wage, which unions claim is already inadequate to fulfill their basic needs
Left movements in South Asia call for increased mobilizations to face the effects of climate change
Incessant and unprecedented rains in the last month have caused havoc in the region with hundreds killed, millions displaced, standing crops destroyed, and cities in chaos.
Indian farmers issue united call for mobilizations against BJP policies
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) continues to build unity amongst farmers’ organizations in its struggle against the pro-corporate agriculture policies of the Narendra Modi government.
Farmers in India intensify battle against big corporates in agriculture
Since 2020, Indian farmers have been agitating against repeated attempts by the ultra right-wing BJP-led government to open the country’s agricultural sector to big corporations.
Deadly heat wave across Indian subcontinent kills dozens, hundreds hospitalized
Climate change is blamed for the sustained rise in the average temperature, making day to day life difficult and causing sudden changes in the weather patterns
Pakistan to launch all-out counterterrorism operation amid severe political and economic crisis
Two bomb explosions hit the city of Quetta just days after Pakistan’s top National Security Committee (NSC) agreed to launch an all-out comprehensive counter-terrorism operation against armed groups.
Resistance in the face of repression: stories from protesting farmers at Delhi’s border
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for two weeks. On Sunday, we talked to some of them who described the mobilization leading up to this massive protest
Police crackdown leaves one farmer dead in Pakistan
Malik Ashfaq Langarial died in hospital on Wednesday after the police dispersed a sit-in by farmers in Lahore in Pakistan. The farmers were demanding a better price for their produce such as wheat and sugarcane
Government employees in India demand regularization, equal pay for equal work
Thousands of employees in the State of Punjab plan to block the movement of government vehicles if their demands are not met. Teachers, clerical staff and doctors are among those who are agitating
Farmers protest loan policy in Punjab
Farmers are protesting against the banks’ practice of demanding blank checks from farmers for disbursal of loans, which is often used to incarcerate them when a loan payment fails






