Body of Working Class

In development schemes, the working class gets squeezed the most. Their bodies are seen as machines that must endlessly increase productivity, never mind that it often means exploitation. The industrial system does not recognize a worker as a person—they are merely tools to generate profit. Time and again, they must concede low wages, unfair labor contracts, and fragile social protections because jobs are scarce while the cost of living relentlessly hounds them. In such conditions, unionizing becomes crucial. Literature that speaks of, or draws from, the working class can be part of this collective resistance.

Iroy Mahyuni (Indonesia)
Jemmy Piran (Indonesia)
Kim Al Ghozali AM (Indonesia)

Moderator: Andina Dwifatma (Indonesia)