| Date | Country | Details | Demands |
| December 2008 | China, shanghai | 1000 Workers at a computer factory in shanghai staged a sit-in. the police were called in and they cordoned off the protest. they then took a number of workers into custody. | |
| December 2008 | China, Guangzhou | Workers in Guangzhou occupied their factory along with blockading the a nearby highway. | That their contracts be renewed to ensure no retrenchments in the new year. |
| 16 January 2009 | Lithuania | Police fired teargas to disperse demonstrators who pelted parliament with stones in protest at government cuts in social spending to offset economic slowdown. Police said 80 people were detained and 20 injured. Prime minister Adrius kubilius said the violence would not stop an austerity plan launched after a slide in output and revenues. | |
| 30 January 2009, Carribean | Guadeloupe, Pointe-a Pitre | General strike in Guadeloupe:A general strike began on 20th of January. the strike was led by a coalition of all trade unions and popular organisations on the island called “ Campaign Against Profitation” (“ profitation” is a combination word from “ profiteering” and “exploitation”) . the general strike shut down the island. there was no bus circulation, the port, utilities, schools, department stores and most businesses and shops were closed.65 000 people roughly 15% of the entire population of Guadeloupe ( A French-owned island in the Caribbean) held demostrations in the streets of Pointe-a-Pitre. | Increase in social welfare benefits lower prices for basic staples and gasoline lower prices for bus service and water a freeze on rents more job security for temporary workers educational opportunities for youths, and an end to racism in employment practices. |
| 29 January 2009 “ Black thursday” | France | 2,5 million people staged a ‘historic’ protest on the streets of French cities, from marseilles to Brest and Boudeaux. schools were closed, and so were the railroads, banks and stock markets. theaters, radio stations and even ski lifts were shut down temporarily. trash receptacles were set on fire in Paris once again, and a crowd gathered on the city’s famed Place del’opera to sing the “Internationale”, the anthem of the revolution. | Pay rises and job protection |
| 29 January 2009 “ Black thurday” | Britain | Workers protested at a refinery near Immingham in Lincolnshire, triggering solidarity strikes in 19 other locations in the United kingdom. | |
| 31 January 2009 | Russia | Thousand of opposition supporters rallied in moscow and the far east port of vladivostok in a national day of protests over hardships caused by the financial crisis. on sunday hundreds of demonstrators in moscow called for Russia’s leaders to resign. street rallies were held in almost every major city. the pro-kremlin United Russia party also drew thousands to rallies in support of government anti-crisis measures. About 100 protesters were arrested in vladisvostok during protests against hikes in second hand car import duties aimed at protecting jobs in the domestic car industries. | |
| 31 January 2009 | Switzerland | Hundreds of people rallied in Geneva and davos to protest against the World economic Forum, saying the elite gathered for its annual meeting are not qualified to fix the world’s problems. | |
| 03 February 2009 | Greece | Greek farmers put up roadblocks across the country, protesting against low prices. most were taken down after the government pledged 500 million euros in aid. Blockages continued on and off at the border with Bulgaria, police also clashed for a second day with farmers from Crete.High unemployment was a main driver for rioting in Greece in december, initially sparked by the police shooting of a youth in an Athens neighbourhood. The protest forced a government reshuffle. | |
| 03 February 2009 | Iceland | Parties forming a new coalition for the crisis-hit island decided to elect its new prime minister after Prime minister Geir haarde resigned after a series of protests, some of which had turned violent. he was the first leader to fall as a direct result of the credit crunch. the collapse of the country’s fast-expanding banks under the weight of debt forced the country to take $10 billion Imf-led rescue package and sparked widespread anger. | |
| 03 February 2009 | Latvia | Latvian farmers used tractors to block a main road and laid seige the Agriculture ministry to protest falling incomes, adding pressure on a government already facing a no confidence vote in parliament.A 10,000 strong protest turned into a riot on January 16. Government plans to cut wages, as part of an austerity plan to win international aid, angered people. | Extra support for farmers from the authorities to compensate for the drop in prices for their produce. |
| 09 February 2009, Caribbean11 February 2009 | martinique and ReunionReunion : ( French department) | martinique : ( French department)the workers followed the example of Guadeloupe and declared a general strike on 5 February . A march of 25 000 people took place in Fort-de- France (Capital) on 9 February. The strike quickly developed into violent standoffs between youths and police, with youths throwing firebombs at police who tried to force open markets and gas stations.Reunion :
the population of Reunion is mostly descendants of black slaves brought to till the plantations. over the last several months there have been numerous demostrations against the rising unemployment and the cost of food and fuel. on 11 February a coalition of trade unions, political parties and mass organisations was formed. |
martinique – the unions demanded 30% reduction in prices.Raise in wages increase social benefits increased scholarships for students reductions in rent, fuel costs and food. |
| 8 March 2009 | Germany | About 15,000 people marched through Berlin, with black-clad protesters throwing rocks and bottles at police. Police said several arrests were made. Up to 14,000 assembled in Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt. Public transport ground to a halt in 10 cities across Bavaria, while schools and hospitals suffered walk-outs in northern Germany (verdi -service sector union). Local authorities and schools were also affected in the east of the country. | Pay increase |
| 28 March 2009 | France | A few hundred demonstrators protested under the slogan “ We will not pay for their crisis” | |
| 01 – 02 APRIL2009 ( LondonG20 summit) | London – U.K | The G20 summit was the focus of protests from a number of groups over various long-standing and topical issues. These ranged from disquiet over economic policy, anger at the banking system and bankers’ renumeration and bonuses, the continued war on terror and concerns over climate change.timeline of the protests:28 march 2009 – 35,000 people joined the peaceful “march for Jobs, Justice and Climate” in central London. | The 12-point plan for democratic governance demanded democratised financial institutions to deliver secure jobs and public services, an end to global poverty and inequality. |
| 11 April 2009 | Thailand, Pattaya | A summit meeting of the Asian nations was abruptly cancelled after hundreds of protesters forced their way past security forces into a convention centre where leaders were preparing to discuss the global economic crisis. About half of the leaders at the meeting were evacuated by helicopter and some officials fled by boat. | |
| 01 May 2009 (May day- Europe) | Turkey, Greece, Germany, Spain France,Spain | Traditional may day demonstrations turned violent in several countries on may day as workers took to the streets around europe to voice their anger at the failure of governments to halt rising unemployment and other hardships caused by the global economic crisis. |
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| 01 May 2009 (May day- Europe) | Turkey, Greece, Germany, Spain and France | Police clashed with demonstrators in those countries, using teargas to repel protesters throwing rocks and petrol bombs through shop windows.The demostrations in these countries appeared to be peaceful, though they too revealed a deepining social division fuelled by the crisis. In Paris the trade unions were united in protest for the first time since the second world war. | |
| 08 May 2009 | Hungary | Hungarian trade unions held their biggest demostration on April 18, and Railway trade unions held a one-day strike against the government measures today. | |
| 14 May 2009 | Greece | Flights to and from Greece were grounded for several hours after air-traffic controllers joined a nationwide 24-hour public sector strike to protest against the government’s response to the financial crisis. The strike was the latest in a series of protests following the police shooting of a teenager in december sparked the country’s worst riots in decades, fuelled by public discontent over a sharp economic slowdown. | |
| 16 May 2009 | Czech Republic | More than 20,000 unionists from the Czech Republic and other eU member states demonstrated for worker rights in Prague. | |
| 27 May 2009 | South korea | Workers occupied a plant at Pyeongtek, owned by ssangyong motors. the company filed for bankruptcy. the occupation was organised by the korean metal Workers’ Union. the company wanted to force about 1700 workers into early retirement and has fired 300 casuals. | no layoffs job security for all no outsourcing |
| 05 June 2009 | Puerto Rico, san Juan | More than 100 000 people marched in san Juan to protest the recent firing of of some 10 000 workers by the Governor Luis Fortuno and his Law 7 which would privatize every remaining bit of public sector economy. For the first time the more progressive Puerto Rican Unions have joined with the Us unions. the march included truck drivers, taxi drivers, hotel workers and many others. The current wave of protests were initiated by the leftist Frente Amplio de solidaridad y Lucha ( which included the Coodinadora sindical and left groups and community and religious organisations) and began before may day.on may day some 40 000 protested in san Juan as public sector workers went on strike. | The scrapping of Law 7 and the resignation of the state Governor of Luis Fortuno. |
| 16 June 2009 | Bulgaria | Thousands of workers rallied in central sofia to protest against the socialist-led government’s failure to protect jobs and its credit- fuelled economic boom from the global financial crisis. Between 2000 and 3000 teachers, miners, haulers and others led by Bulgaria’s largest trade union CItUB, gathered in front of the Prime minister sergei stanishev’s office. In January hundreds of protesters clashed with police, smashed windows and damaged cars in sofia when a rally against corruption and slow reforms in the face of the economic crisis turned into a riot. | Economic and social reforms in the face of a global slowdown that government act against coruption speeedy social and economic reforms in the face of economic crisis |
| 18 June 2009 | Latvia | Several thousand people protested against Latvian budget cuts needed to win more international loans. the peaceful demonstration was attended by mostly middle-aged and elderly people, reflecting how hard teachers and pensioners have been hit by the cuts, which the government says are needed to save country from bankruptcy. The president and prime minister also said they apologized for the pain due to 500 million lats ( $999.6 million) of cuts in 2009, including reductions in state salaries and in pensions. | |
| 18 June 2009 | Bosnia | Thousands of veterans of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war protested in sarajevo over government plans to cut welfare payments in order to secure a loan from the International monetary Fund. | |
| 18 June 2009 | Russia | About 600 people from Pikalyovo, a town of 23,000 in northern Russia, blocked the motorway between st Petersburg and vologda. | that Russia’s leaders intervene after factories cut wages and sacked workers as the financial crisis hammers prices for cement and aluminum, the town’s main products. |
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