Uprising in Vietnam

On April 1st, more than 20,000 workers at a Nike contract factory went on strike.  They were demanding a 20% increase in their $59 per month wages and better lunches.  This is already 15% above the minimum wage in Vietnam, but due to inflation their money isn’t going very far.  They didn’t get exactly what they asked for, but they did get a 10% wage increase and free lunches.  I see this a a good sign, because if the workers didn’t feel like they had a chance to actually get anything out of the strike, they wouldn’t have done it.  These workers know that they have rights are are prepared to defend them.  If things were still being run how they were 20 years ago, I don’t think workers would have even tried this for fear of being beaten or losing their jobs.  In the past, Nike might just have pulled out of this factory leaving a ton of people without work.  Good deal! They demanded a raise and even got one – and free lunches.