Category: Statements

End Wars of Aggression! Workers, Rally for Peace and Solidarity!

Statement of the Initiatives for Workers Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) on the recent attack of the U.S. and Israel on Iran March 4, 2026 The Initiatives for Workers Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) strongly condemns the continuing aggression of the U.S.-Israel alliance against Iran and severely impacting other countries in the Middle East. This […]

Victory to the Uber drivers in New Zealand! Forge the solidarity of platform workers in Asia Pacific!

Statement from IWSAP on the recent win of Uber drivers in the New Zealand Supreme Court We at Initiatives for Workers and Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) celebrates and honours the extraordinary courage of Uber drivers and Workers First Union on their landmark victory in the New Zealand Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has affirmed […]

Raise the struggle of platform workers! IWSAP welcomes the decision of the ILO to work towards a binding agreement on decent work in the platform economy

The Initiatives for Workers’ Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) welcomes the agreement made at the recently concluded 113th Session of the International Labor Conference (ILC) to negotiate and work towards a binding convention on decent work in the platform economy in 2026 (See: proposed resolutions and conclusions from the ILC). This comes at a crucial […]

Raise the voices of workers in Asia Pacific! Strengthen solidarity among all workers crippled by the neoliberal economic system!

  On today’s celebration of International Labor Day, the Initiatives for Workers’ Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) issues this statement in solidarity with all workers, workers’ associations, unions, and advocates in the region and around the world. IWSAP honors the struggle and sacrifices of workers from whom we owe all dimensions of progress we experience […]

International Migrant’s Day: Unity among migrant and local workers in the Asia and the Pacific

On November 24, the Initiatives for Workers Solidarity – Asia Pacific was launched in a solidarity program that closed the Workers Study Conference on informal labour.