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Best podcasts about asia pacific currents

Latest podcast episodes about asia pacific currents

Asia Pacific Currents
78 Years of Nakhba

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026


Jamil Sawalmeh, ActionAid Palestine Country Director spoke at a public meeting hosted by APAN - Australia Palestine Advocacy Network - on the evening of 14 May. Here's that speech.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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Asia Pacific Currents
East Timor Fundraiser

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak to David Ball, Deputy Branch Secretary of the MUA, about an APHEDA fundraiser for East Timor, and international solidarity.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Remembering Rana Plaza - 13th Anniversary

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak to Josh Cullinan, outgoing Secretary of RAFFWU, AAWL Bangladesh project co-ordinator, and founding member of Australia Bangladesh Solidarity Network, about the 13th anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza and the industrial murder of over 1100 Bangladeshi garment workers.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific Currents - News

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026


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.

Monday Breakfast
| Trans Resilience at T-Gen Gym | Ceasefire in Iran | Wallabia Wildlife Shelter | Conversation With Randa Abdel Fatah |

Monday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026


Headlines:Coronial inquest into Jeffrey Winmar's death in custody endsABC DEI initiatives Friends of the Earth Hit by Funding Cuts as Cost-of-Living Crisis Squeezes ActivismSegments:- The second half of the conversation Rob had with Sam and Gia from T Generation Gym - a trans-owned and -operated gym in so-called Coburg. The first half aired on 3CR's Trans day of audibility broadcast in late March. The segment will be picking up where we left off with Sam talking about building a community of strong, resilient trans and gender non-conforming people. You can listen to the first half of the conversation and more from the Trans Day of Audibility broadcast at 3cr.org.au/tdoa2026 - Saturday's Asia Pacific Currents featuring a conversation with the show's resident Iran expert James Barry about the ceasefire in Iran. They also discuss Israel's invasion and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon, dissent against the war in Israel and the way out of this situation for us in the left. You can catch more from the crew at Asia Pacific Currents on Saturdays from 9 - 9:30AM or listen back at 3cr.org.au/asiapac. - A conversation with Joe from the Wallabia Wildlife Shelter, Hannah and Fiona, presenter of the raise the roof show here at 3cr spoke to him while he did his nightly routine of feeding the animals. You can donate to the Wallabia Wildlife Shelter at https://www.facebook.com/wallabiawildlifeshelter/  - Louise Adler's resignation as director of Adelaide Writers Week in January this year, followed the cancellation ofscheduled appearance of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel Fatah. The decision to dis-invite Abdel Fatahwas made by the Adelaide Festival board, despite Adler's strong opposition. The cancellation of the event led tosignificant Backlash, with over 180 Partipants boycotting ADL Writers Fest, raising wider concern about the impact ofpro-israel lobbying on free speech and democratic institutions... and since this time, the Adelaide Festival Boardexpressing regret over the stress caused, and apologies to Abdel Fatah.Event and audio info:The two women met again recently in ADL 1 March, at an event presented by AFOPA (Australian friends of PalestineAssoc.) 'in conversation', focusing on Randa's latest novel, 'Discipline'.In this excerpt of their discussion:- cultural safety in the context of other similar examples of 'cancellations'- Zionism NOT a cultural identity, should be subject to the same normative interrogation as any ideology- her experiences of social media and the role of mainstream media in mischaracterisation of her own tweets etc.(Listen back to the FULL edited recording between publisher Louise Adler and Australian- Palestinian writer,  rights activist and academic Randa Abdel Fatah...at the Tuesday Hometime program page 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday) Music: Mantis by Courtney Barnett The World Couldn't See Us by Nabihah Iqbal 

Asia Pacific Currents
Ceasefire in the Middle East? Probably not.

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak to our resident Iran expert, James Barry, about the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
News from the Region

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We repeat our interview with Shivani Kaur from a couple of weeks ago, about the labour codes in India.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.

Monday Breakfast
| Trans Day of Vengeance Rally | What Children Know | Tiny Sparks & Turning Points | Settler Violence in the West Bank |

Monday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026


Headlines: "Pressure Off the Pump": Free Public Transport for all Victorians"Disrespected and Fed Up": Teachers Vow to Escalate Strike Action“Trans Day of Audibility”: Joy as Resistance on the Airwaves Segments: - A Speech from Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance Rally, we firstly heard from Greens counsellor Alice Benson.  - Second episode of the podcast What Children Know, produced by Elvy Swan here in Naarm. The second episode of this series is Children speak their truths about their love for and care for the earth.They know deeply who they are and how they belong to this. What they are inviting for us all as adults, is to pay attention and wake up to what is important. Can we slow down and listen? Hear from these young and wise voices; from music camps, drama classes and living rooms, these kids share their ideas and knowledge. To listen to the whole podcast search for What Children Know wherever you get your podcasts.  - Speech from Saturdays Trans Day of Vengeance Rally - we heard from Damien who is member of pride in protest in Sydney and they speak on sex worker, migrant and trans rights - a reminder the vigil for Yuko is on tomorrow Tuesday 31st of March at melbourne magistrate 9am to support rising red lantern go to givenow.com.au/rising-red-lantern   - Our monthly segment, Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library. They brought us some radical events over the years that changed this country. This feature is looking at the month of April over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month at 8AM. A big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.org - A conversation between the folks at Asia Pacific Currents and James Crafti, a socialist, unionist and anti-Zionist Jew. The trio speak about James' experience in the occupied West Bank as well as the escalation of Zionist propaganda and settler violence since October 7 2023.   Music:Country Living by Daisy PickerPair of Brown Eyes by the Pogues

Asia Pacific Currents
Anti-Zionist Jewish comrade returns from West Bank visit

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with James Crafti, proud unionist and socialist, and member of ASU4P, about his recent trip to the West Bank as an anti-Zionist Jew. He shared his thought, reflections, lessons and warnings in relation to the ongoing genocide, Israel's barbaric regional wars, and the need for ongoing international solidarity.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
India's Labour Codes

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Shivana Kaul from Bigul Mazdoor Dasta, a labour movement organisation in New Delhi India, about the new labour code that was introduced in India in November 2025, and consolidated 29 pieces of legislation into 4, having devastating impacts on workers, their wages and conditions.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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Asia Pacific Currents
The continuing US & Israeli war with the Middle East

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Joseph Daher, academic and socialist commentator on the Middle East, and internationalist, on US and Israel's aggression in the Middle East and the global imperialist system.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
US & Israel invade Iran

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Omar Hassan, socialist activist, member of Socialist Alternative and the Victorian Socialists, and editor of the Marxist Left Review, on Israel and the US's invasion of Iran as well as the ongoing regional hostilities.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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Asia Pacific Currents
Why is the US posturing for war with Iran?

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Jacob Grech, AAWL's organiser on anti-war and the peace movement, about the US's largest movement of military assets and troops into the middle east since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
40 years since the EDSA People's Revolution Philippines

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Alexia Fuentes, chairperson of Bayan Melbourne, about the 40 year anniversary of the EDSA people's revolution in the Phillipines that overthrew Ferdinand Marcos Snr, and the ongoing legacy of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jnr.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
People's uprising in Iran

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Bella Beiraghi, a socialist Iranian activist based in Melbourne Australia about the ongoing civil unrest and protest movement in Iran.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Herzog Out! Stop the Genocide

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Mai Saif from Free Palestine Melbourne about the upcoming visit of Israeli President, Isaac Herzog and the ongoing genocide in Gaza.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.

Thursday Breakfast
Pukpuk Treaty and Pacific Islands Forum, Afghan Refugee Women's Football on the Global Stage, Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Campaign, Akshay Gouri on 'Sister Mine' and Casteism

Thursday Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025


Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Criticism of Labor's October 7 statementAustralian Future Fund protest against increased investment in Elbit SystemsFreedom Flotilla Coalition updateMyanmar vigil attacked by military juntaCourt case testing limits of free speech on criticism of Israel begins Monday Affordable housing revealed to be run by private firmCity of Melbourne council expansion of CCTV network// Pukpuk Treaty and Pacific Islands Forum//On Saturday October 4th, Nic Maclellan, a researcher and journalist with Islands Business magazine joined Jiselle and James on Asia Pacific Currents to share his analysis of the 'Pukpuk' Treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Nic also reports on his experience at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, in September 2025. Tune in to Asia Pacific Currents every Saturday from 9-9:30AM on 3CR 855AM.// Afghan Refugee Women's Football on the Global Stage//Mursal Sadat, captain of the Afghan Refugee Women's Football Team, shares the story of this group of remarkable women footballers now based in Australia. The team is preparing to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a friendly match, using football as a way to stand up for women's rights and to show the world the strength and resilience of Afghan women. Watch the FIFA Unites: Women's Series livestream on FIFA+ from 23 - 29 October 2025.// Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Campaign//Dave Sweeney, one of the co-founders of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and a current Nuclear Free Campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, joined us to discuss progress on the campaign to get Australia to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Also known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, the 2017 agreement is the first international legally binding instrument designed to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. ICAN is organising a campaign roundtable online at 3PM AEDT on October 14th - register here.// Akshay Gouri on ‘Sister Mine' & Caste in Punjab, India//Content warning: This segment discussed themes of femicide, gender and caste based violence which might be distressing for some listeners. For 24/7 support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732, you can ask for an interpreter. For culturally specific support you can contact inTouch on 1800 755 988 Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.// Akshay Gouri, maker of the short film 'Sister Mine' - When Amarjeet is sent to Melbourne with a tragic mission — to protect family ""honor"" by taking his sister's life, who has had an inter-caste marriage — he instead finds love, warmth, and conflict in the home of the woman he was meant to destroy. Sister Mine is a powerful story of cultural pressure, sibling love, and humanity winning over hate. Akshay Gouri is a Screenwriter and Director who has made over 15 short films, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to political issues, socio-economic realities and their consequences on people. Watch their independent short films on youtube here and follow Akshay on instagram.//

Asia Pacific Currents
Ten-days that shook Syria

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024


We feature an extended interview with Syrian academic and Leftist activist, Joseph Daher about the last 10 days in Syria.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
South Korea - Martial Law or No Martial Law?

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Wol-san Liem from the International Transport Federation, based in Korea, and previously an organiser with the Korean Federation of Public Services and Transportation Workers' Unions. We discuss recent developments in South Korea with the Yoon Suk Yeol government's declaration of Martial Law, followed six hours later with it being retracted.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Workers Study Conference in Bangkok

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Samantha Bond, stallwart international trade unionist, organiser and trainer with the Australian Services Union, and AAWL Committee of Management member. Sam was delegated to attend the inaugural Workers Study Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, organised by the newly established Initiatives for Workers Solidarity – Asia and the Pacific.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
New Legal Regime for Asylum Seekers

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We play an interview first broadcast on Thursday breakfast where 3CR's Priya Kunjan interviews Sanmati Verma, Legal Director at Human Rights Law Centre, about some recent updates in the legal landscape governing Australia's border regime, including in relation to the imposition of punitive visa conditions onto asylum seekers released from detention centres into the community.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
2025 Philippines Elections and Labor Issues

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024


Today we speak with Luke Espiritu, a Filipino labour leader and a campaigner for workers rights and social justice. A trained lawyer, Luke has dedicated himself to fighting for the rights of the lowest paid workers in the uber driving and transport sector. Luke is the PLM senate candidate for the upcoming 2025 elections and a founding member of PLM - the Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses, PLM).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.

Asia Pacific Currents
New initiative in the Asia Pacific & Sri Lankan elections

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024


Today we speak with Noel Colina about the Initiatives for Workers Solidarity – Asia and the Pacific (IWSAP) as well as the inaugural conference being held in Bangkok in November this year. And we also speak with Aran Mylvaganum from the Tamil Refugee Council about the outcome of the recent Sri Lanka elections.If you want to get in touch with Noel Colina, his email address is coordinator@apwork-sol.org.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Kanaky commemorates Invasion Day

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We play an interview first broadcast on Tuesday breakfast where 3CR's Emma interviews Sarah, who is a founding member of Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm, about Kanaky Invasion Day.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
News from around the region

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Due to some technical issues we couldn't bring out our feature story for the week (but we managed to get it for our October 12 show so check out that podcast)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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Free Kanaky Solidarity

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear speak with Cathy and Sarah, both founding members of Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm, reporting on the recent return of a solidarity mission to Kanaky.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
International Day for the Disappeared

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear from Stephanie Rabusa from Karapatan about some of the issues and commemorations for the International Day of the Disappeared.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Unite to Support the Refugee Encampment

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We listened back to sounds and speeches from the "Unite to Support the Refugee encampment" rally, a solidarity event held by the Refugee Action Coalition last Friday 16th August in support of refugees camping out in front of the Home Affairs office on Bourke Street in Docklands. The collective of refugees who initiated the encampment are demanding permanent protection from the government and have vowed to stay put until their permanent visas are granted, despite hostilities from police and local council and harassment and intimidation from neo-nazis. 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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Bangladesh uprisings

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We interview Taslima Akhter from Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity about the recent protest movement in Bangladesh, the resignation of Sheikh Hasinam, and the rebuilding of a nation.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
New Leadership Elected at PALEA

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Alnem Pretencio from Partido Mangagawa, updates us on the recent elections at Philippines Airlines Employees Association.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
New Caledonia and the deepening crisis in France

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Nic MClellan, independent expert on the Asia Pacific region joins us to provide an update on the unrest in New Caledonia in the context of a deepening crisis in France.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
News from around the region

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024


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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Where is Australia in Lockheed Martin's Global Supply Chain?

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.3CR Thursday Breakfast's Priya Kunjan interviews Michelle Fahy, independent journalist, about Australia's place in the global supply chain of Lockheed Martin's F35 combat aircraft, which the Israeli army is using to bomb Gaza.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Combatants for Peace

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear a speech delivered by Isis Gur from Combatants For Peace, which is made up of former Israeli Defence Force combatants, and former Palestinian combatants, who now work together for peace in Palestine.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Julian Assange is Free!

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Jacob Grech,  AAWL's Peace is Union Business campaign co-ordinator about the historic release of Julian Assange.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Reem Yunis at the Docks Rally

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We listen to the speech delivered by Reem Yunis, Palestinian socialist and activist, at the Docks Rally on 25 May.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Asia Pacific regional issues in the construction industry

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Apolinar Dong Tolentino, Asia Region co-ordinator for the Building Workers International, about regional issues in the construction industry.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Docks Rally Speeches

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We hear a speech delivered by Mai Saif, Palestinian activist, delivered at the 25 May Docks Rally.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Iranian President Raisi dies in helicopter accident

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Interview with Abbas Saidavi from Voice of Revolution, Iran, about the death of President Raisi in a helicopter accident.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Unrest breaks out in New Caledonia

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Interview with Nic Mclellan about the current unrest in New Caledonia.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
May Day Rally Speeches

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.May 1st May Day rally in Melbourne Australia - speeches include Cindy Makaboray from West Papua, and Abbas Sidavi from Voice of Revolution, Iran,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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Trade Unionists 4 Palestine and Docks actions

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Erima Dall, rank n file member of the MUA, about union solidarity with Palestine and Trade Unionists for Palestine.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Garment workers uprisings in Bangladesh

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Taslima Akhter from Garment Workers Solidarity in Bangladesh, about the current garment industry uprisings and their struggle for a minimum wage.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
The commonalities between Armenian and Palestinian genocide

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.An anonymous Armenian activist was interviewed by Priya Kunan of Thursday Breakfast, about the relationship between Armenian and Palestinian genocide.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Violence breaks out in West Papua

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Veronica Koman was interviewed by Priya Kunan of Thursday Breakfast at 3CR, about human rights violations perpetrated in West Papua.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Water Transport Workers Federation of India boycotts Israel

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.An interview by Indian based solidarity organisation, Workers Unity with Dr Ashok Kumar of Birkbeck University, about Water Transport Workers Federation of India's refusal to load and unload weapons and armaments bound for Israel.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
News from around the region

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024


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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Israeli rocket fire on Lebanon

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Joseph Daher, socialist and academic activist about Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the ongoing siege on Gaza.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.

Asia Pacific Currents
Myanmar People's Summit

Asia Pacific Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024


News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.Kunta Sith, keynote speaker at the Myanmar People's summit, as a part of the ASEAN People's summit. This event was organised by APHEDA and the ACTU.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.

Palestine Remembered
Palestine Remembered - discussions about Gaza

Palestine Remembered

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023


Nasser provides updates on the continued diplacement of Palestinians in Gaza, despite a four-day ceasefire and the release of 300 Palestinian prisoner hostages by the Israeli government. Nasser then has a discussion with Jiselle Hanna of Asia Pacific Currents, about colonisation, capitalism, and collective struggle.Free Palestine Melbourne rally every Sunday 12pm at State Library Victoria. More info.The Sit-Intifada at Parliament of Victoria, every day 9am - 9pm.Free Palestine petition via Change.org, sign here.Contact you MP. Info via apan.org.au/israel_stop. 

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