Indonesia

Indonesia three years after the fall of Suharto -- Max Lane

By Max Lane

]This article appeared in Links magazine 18, May-August 2001.]

On November 24, 2000, almost 100,000 factory workers blocked the streets of Indonesia’s second biggest city, Surabaya, demanding wage increases. A few days later, they occupied the government offices of a nearby town, Sidoarjo, virtually taking over the town for a day. At about the same time, 20,000 workers in the biggest cigarette company went on strike and demonstrated.

What does Indonesian society look like almost three years after the fall of Suharto?

By Max Lane

[The general line of this report was adopted by the 19th DSP Congress held in Sydney, January 3-7, 2001.]

Some very recent events point to the general picture.

The Mass Upsurge in Indonesia and East Timor and Its Implications for Australian Politics -- Max Lane

By Max Lane

[The general line of this report was adopted by the 18th Congress of the DSP, held in Sydney, January 5-10, 1999.]

Comrades, the basic proposal of this report is that the DSP substantially increase its efforts in the area of solidarity with the Indonesian revolution and East Timorese national liberation struggle. The key proposals of this report in this regard are:

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