At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say. [Update: Three days after the earthquake, the official toll standed at 45, with 630 people injured, whilst rescue teams continue their search for missing persons. Tens of thousands of people remain housed in emergency shelters. Millions of schoolchildren will be unable to return to school.] The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday (…)

Since 2022, the Anwar Ibrahim government has enacted the most union-friendly legislative reforms Malaysia has seen in decades --- loosening restrictions on union formation, prohibiting discrimination in union membership, and allocating fresh public funds to build union capacity. Private sector unionisation has nonetheless continued to fall, standing now at roughly 2.5% of the workforce. S. Arutchelvan, Deputy Chairperson of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), explains how the MTUC became (…)

The Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BKF) expresses its profound solidarity with the people of the Philippines who have been affected by the recent earthquake. We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives, injuries, destruction of homes, and disruption of livelihoods caused by this tragic disaster. On behalf of our members—peasants, agricultural workers, rural women, and marginalized communities across Bangladesh—we extend our heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved (…)