Iturbe, Lola aka Kyra Kyralina aka Kiralina (1902-1990) A short biography of the Spanish anarchist Lola Iturbe, fighter for women's liberation
1992-96: Asian Immigrant Garment Workers Protests An account of the struggle of mostly immigrant Asian garment workers for work compensation and improvements in conditions.
1909: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…
1913: Barcelona Textile Strike A strike by women in the cities textile industry against discrimination and working conditions.
1919: Peru General Strike for the 8 Hour Day A strike by male Peruvian textile workers for a universal 8 hour work day and pay increase spread throughout the Peruvian economy.
1902: Belgian General Strike In the late 19th century, the Belgian state tried several tricks to keep its parliament dominated by the wealthier classes. In response a serious…
Class & Poverty in the Maquila Zone: Avery Wear Article about working conditions in Mexico's free trade zones.
Behind the camouflage; a new strike wave in the Bangladeshi garment sector Following a period of relative quiet after the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster, new struggles…
US Proxies Terrorising Workers in Haiti... Again: Ricky Baldwin An article about the use of paramilitaries and the Dominican army to terrorise Haitian workers and the lengths employers will go to break strikes.
Working for the Rat: Murray MacAdam An article on working conditions for Haitian textile workers for the Disney Corporation and the attempts by US labour activists to pressure the…
Rich Companies, Poor Workers: The US-Haiti Connection Documentation into working conditions in outsourced textile factories in Haiti in the 90's.
Brown, James Morgan (18??-1893) A short biography of James Morgan Brown, tailor, poet, gay socialist and anarchist communist.