In this special double-episode, we curate selected excerpts from our insightful discussions with activists and researchers throughout 2023. The featured discussions illuminate the challenges associated with organizing gig and freelance workers, showcase the unwavering resilience of women journalists and media professionals confronting issues of harassment and precarity, and dig into the mobilization efforts of logistics workers and South Korean truckers navigating the web of neoliberalism and authoritarianism. Our excerpts traverse diverse countries, including Myanmar, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines, providing an understanding of the multifaceted struggles faced by workers in these regions.