Continent of Resistance

Kriangsak Teera-Hong & Kevin Lin
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Continent of Resistance features conversations about strategies of building power within Asian labour movements. We talk with grassroots organizers and researchers from across Asia, followed by highlights from the world of work in Asia. The monthly podcast is co-produced and co-hosted by Kevin Lin (Managing Editor of Asian Labour Review) and Kriangsak (Kiang) Teera-Hong (Managing Director of Just Economy and Labour Institute). For more, visit: labourreview.org.

  1. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: Centering Care and Joy

    We close the season by challenging the culture of burnout and self-sacrifice that so often haunts progressive movements. Shifting the focus to the "politics of care." We are curious about what care-centered organizing looks like in practice—from shared leadership and restorative rest to the integration of joy in our work. How can we build movements that sustain the very people who sustain them?

  2. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: Organizing in a Converging Crisis

    As labor struggles increasingly intersect with climate collapse and rising authoritarianism, is the traditional "mobilizing and advocacy" model still enough? We question our collective obsession with "shiny new solutions," the professionalization of activism, and the movement's overreliance on outside experts. Instead, they discuss what it actually takes to put true power back where it belongs: in the workers' hands.

  3. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: Rewriting the Culture of Labor Movement

    In this episode, we unpack the often-taken-for-granted culture within labor movements and explore the vital shift toward relationship-based organizing. Examining how workers historically build a culture of genuine solidarity, they ask a fundamental question: How can we foster movements that are as resilient as they are democratic?

  4. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: Leveraging the Strategic Power of Workers

    We continue the conversation on the long-standing assumption that informal labor is unorganizable, positioning it instead as the defining norm of the modern workforce. By examining these diverse leverage points, the conversation moves beyond reactive protests to consider how movements can bridge the gap between temporary resistance and long-term, sustainable structural change.

  5. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: Who’s Reclaiming the New Frontiers of Labor?

    Labor struggles no longer unfold only on the factory floor. This episode centers on whether new frontiers, such as the rise of platform workers, are truly new or simply extensions of the old system. We discuss the long-standing norms within labor movements that equate organizing primarily with factory and industrial work, noting that this narrow focus often leaves significant contemporary struggles on the fringe.

  6. Jul 18

    Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures: From Frustration to Imagination

    In our new season of Continent of Resistance, Reclaiming Asian Labor Futures, Kriangsak Teerakowitkajorn and Kevin Lin are joined by Nash Tysmans to explore how the terrain of labor struggle is shifting across Asia—from industrial to service-oriented and informal work—and how new forms of organizing are emerging in response. We begin with the frustrations we face as organizers, activists, and workers, and end by imagining what labor’s future could look like. Each episode leans into curiosity, closing with questions rather than certainties. We would like to thank Bayley Boecker for editing the series and voicing the episode introductions.

  7. 02/26/2025

    Whither Asia's Labor Movements?

    In the final episode of this series, we reflect on the key takeaways from our exploration of worker struggles across Asia. The historical and geographical context of strike waves offers valuable insights, and the comparative analysis is important for understanding labor movements. We highlight the growing shift toward organizing in non-industrial sectors and the crucial role of grassroots mobilization. We also address the emerging importance of other groups of workers such as platform and care workers, exploring how labor movements must adapt to these new dynamics to remain relevant and effective.

  8. 02/26/2025

    Whither Asia's Labor Movements?

    We reflect on the key takeaways from our exploration of worker struggles across Asia. The historical and geographical context of strike waves offers valuable insights, and the comparative analysis is important for understanding labor movements. We highlight the growing shift toward organizing in non-industrial sectors and the crucial role of grassroots mobilization. We also address the emerging importance of other groups of workers such as platform and care workers, exploring how labor movements must adapt to these new dynamics to remain relevant and effective.

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Continent of Resistance features conversations about strategies of building power within Asian labour movements. We talk with grassroots organizers and researchers from across Asia, followed by highlights from the world of work in Asia. The monthly podcast is co-produced and co-hosted by Kevin Lin (Managing Editor of Asian Labour Review) and Kriangsak (Kiang) Teera-Hong (Managing Director of Just Economy and Labour Institute). For more, visit: labourreview.org.

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  • Creator
    Kriangsak Teera-Hong & Kevin Lin
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Continent of Resistance, 2024
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