4 October 2011

Stories from 4 October 2011

China: Student Interns Or Cheap Labourers?

  4 October 2011

To tackle the labour shortage emerging in China, the government has started encouraging privately run institutes to expand vocational schools. Student labourers enrolled in the so-called “factory in front, school at the back” model have been sharing their grievances online.

Bangladesh: Bloggers Will Not Be Silenced

  4 October 2011

Blogger Asif Mohiuddin, 28, was recently detained by police for organizing rallies through Facebook and blogs to support students protesting against the privatization of Jagannath University. Asif was later released after submitting a bond to refrain from such activities; here are reactions from netizens.