News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.

Today is Nakba Day for Palestinians. This year the whole of Palestine has been engulfed in protests, resistance, war and repression as Palestinians rise up against the continuing Occupation and Dispossession that they face by the hands of the Israeli state and military. We talk to Reem Yunis, a Palestinian socialist activist and educator, on the reasons, the extent and the implications of these latest demonstrations and protests.

In Melbourne there are a number of solidarity demonstrations being planned, including this Saturday at 1pm at State Library, Melbourne Australia

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