Working Class Hero

If poorly prepared, labor protests often weaken the position of workers. Fauzi Abdullah has spent two decades of his life struggling on their behalf.

November 12, 2002

WHEN the Reebok and Nike shoe factories took revenge on striking workers by laying them off, they found themselves helpless. In Indonesia, there is always an ample labor supply which will gladly replace "mischievous" striking workers. So when these two companies decided to shift their production centers to Vietnam and China—two socialist countries that are relatively safe compared to Indonesia—the workers could do nothing about it

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