Asia Pacific Currents

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We talk to Farkhondeh Akbar, a human rights activist and researcher who has investigated human rights violation by armed parties in Afghanistan, about how the corruption, inequality and concentration of power over the last 20 years facilitated the collapse of the Afghan government and the recent takeover by the Taliban. Farkhondeh also analysis the politics of the Taliban, its prospects for governing and if they have changed from 20 years ago.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.For the anniversary of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we bring you a recorded speech by Ms. Setsuko Thurlow, a Hiroshima survivor and a founding member of the The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), about her experiences in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external)(link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Recorded presentation of Asfinawati - Chair of Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation - who spoke at the recent international online meeting entitled 'The Struggle for Democracy' in the Asia Pacific Region.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.France has retained influence in the Pacific region by holding on to a number of islands and archipelagos in the Pacific region. In the last week, the French President went on an official visit to French Polynesia. While local people wanted to address the ongoing fallout to the nuclear issue, the President was more interested to project France's military power. We talk to Nic Mclellan, an expert on PAcific matters and an independent journalist, on President Mcron's visit and the significance for the people and the region.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Budour Hassan is a Palestinian socialist feminist and journalist. Hassan is a legal researcher for the Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights. She is from NAzareth and spoke to Frieda Afray, a solidarity activist, about the latest Israeli assualts, and the effects on women and the role of women in the Palestinian struggle.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Aboriginal deaths in custody are still happening in Australia at an alarming rate despite numerous enquiries and hundreds of recommendations. We speak to Tarneen Onus-Williams, a Yigar Gunditjmara, Bindal, Yorta Yorta person and an Aboriginal activists about the recently completed inquest into the death of Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man Raymond Noel Thomas.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Commentary on major incidents and struggles of our class.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.A group of labour activists dismissed by Ansell in Sri Lanka have been fighting to get their jobs back for almost ten years. There is now an international campaign that is not only supporting these workers but fighting for Ansell workers in Malaysia and beyond. We talk to labour activist Jerome Small, a member of Australia Asia Worker lInks and Socialist Alternative, about this campaign and how people can support Ansell workers.For video of Ansell campaign, click here.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.The repression and hounding of the Murugappan family, a Tamil family residing in the Queensland town of Biloela, by the Australian government has become a national issue. We speak to Aran Mylvaganam, from the Tamil Refugee Council, about the current situation and the continued campaign to change Australia's repressive laws against refugees and asylum seekers.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities. To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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 and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.3CR Radiothon is the time for you to support the station that supports you, your struggles, your organsations and your communities.To donate, click here (link is external). Don't forget to mention APC for your donation.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