Kriangsak Teera-Hong (prev. Teerakowitkajorn)
@kriangsakTH
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Director of Just Economy and Labor Institute, and co-producer/co-host of the Continent of Resistance podcast. Also at KiangTH@matsodon; https://t.co/j9rTYb70X3
Haverford, PA and BKK
Joined July 2009
I am delighted to announce that I have been selected as one of the ten SSRC Just Tech Fellows for 2024-2026!!. The program is designed to bring together intellectual pioneers whose work challenges the boundaries of technological development.
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Announcing the 2024–2026 Just Tech Fellows The Just Tech program, a Social Science Research Council (SSRC) project, named its third cohort of Just Tech Fellows today. These ten visionaries—Todd...
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They refuse to recognize employment relationships. They hide behind terms like “partner” or “independent contractor.” They rewrite the rules of the game while we’re still arguing over the name of it. So maybe it’s time we stop playing only on their terms .
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Maybe it’s time for platform workers to organize more politically
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South Korea did it. Brazil is doing it. But the U.S. couldn’t put Trump, who staged a coup, in jail. U.S. democracy is more fragile and easily manipulated than people thought. Now, Trump and his racist lackeys are becoming a global threat.
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The contribution of Trump’s first week is to make class war very real and tangible.
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RT @HKLabourRights: 🐍The Year of the Snake: Wish Freedom and Renewal for Political Prisoners in Jail.Like other political prisoners in jail….
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I love her reflection . “I’m left with more questions than answers…Can we, with the global-local nexus of these platforms, ever fully decolonize the narratives we collect? How do we ensure our findings aren’t just reinscribing the very systems of oppression we claim to critique?.
1/ Today, I’m launching PlatformWatchPK—a space to critically examine Pakistan’s platform economy, gig work, and digital creator cultures. Think of it as part research diary, part thought experiment, and part documentation hub. 👉
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Please consider joining.
📢Around the world, labour movements face growing repression under authoritarian regimes. The webinar will spotlight Belarus, Myanmar, and Hong Kong, featuring exiled labour activists sharing firsthand accounts of resistance under oppression. Scholars and global labour
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Welcome back to Season 2 of @asianlabour the Continent of Resistance. Over the next 6 episodes, we’ll focus on the wave of labor strikes across much of Asia in the late 2000s and early 2010s. What lessons can be drawn for future labor organizing?.
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Welcome back to Season 2 of our podcast series, Continent of Resistance. Over the next 6 episodes, we will focus on the wave of labor strikes across much of Asia in the late 2000s and early 2010s....
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The order suspends foreign development assistance for 90 days pending review.
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The rise of ultra-nationalist and protectionist policies in the US is creating ripple effects worldwide.
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My colleague in Thailand has been informed that our USAID-funded project on empowering Thai platform workers, along with initiatives by our partners across Asia, may face uncertainty due to an executive order from President Trump.
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Just started a new account on Blue Sky!! Find me at @
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As we witness devastating impacts of the LA wildfires still unfolding, we're reminded of the climate change urgency. Staying with this theme, read how #Thaiwomenriders navigated the daily challenges of heat and particulate matter @JustEconLabor Newsletter
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Happy New Year 2025! As we say goodbye to 2024, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who supported our work throughout the past year.
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RT @jacobin: Happy birthday to Simone de Beauvoir, born this day in 1908. “I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.….
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A must read piece on the common ground between labor and environmental movements. Throughout history, we’ve seen glimpses of what can be achieved when labor organizing and environmental justice activism work together, and this kind of union is our only path to a livable future.
A fault line runs between labor and environmental movements, or so we’re told. Labor unions have been criticized for focusing on jobs without considering environmental consequences, with some unions supporting controver.
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Introducing new podcast from the Notes from Below.
🚑 Workers Inquiry - Ep. 1: Contradictions in Care. In episode one of our podcast, we spoke to Lyra & Connor, two ex-care workers who speak about their experience in the industry, covering deindustrialisation, disability, migration & strikes. Listen now:.
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ICYMI The Continent of Resistance Season 2 is available!! I’m proud to present the whole series on Asia’s Striking Decade of 2010s where we discuss waves of workers' strikes and mobilizations in Cambodia, China, Indonesia and Vietnam @asianlabour .
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This report by Sembada shows how the ambition to establish Indonesia as a global nickel producer comes at the cost of workers' lives and environmental sustainability.
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Please share widely and consider joining. INVITATION TO A REPORT LUNCH, SEMBADA BERSAMA INDONESIA. Zoom link: . Date: Monday, 6 January 2025.19:00 – 21:00 Western Indonesia Time. The launch will be in Bahasa Indonesia, with English translation provided.
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RT @rosaluxglobal: 2024 was another tough year for the Left, but the struggle for a better world continues. The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation w….
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