i was speaking to alan keenan from the international crisis group. ? in what s being called a major david versus goliath win. the company had vigorously fought the organisation of its workforce. the effort in staten island originally stemmed from disputes over covid safety rules two years ago and could now pave the way for more syndicates at other warehouses in the country. the bbc�*s business correspondent michelle fleury was there for the result. cheering. history in the making for american workers. this, the moment union organisers celebrated. to the first union in american history. cheering. after amazon workers in new york voted to unionise — the first successful attempt since the retail giant was founded in 1994. this will be the catalyst for the revolution. that's exactly what this is, y'all just witnessed that. an independent group just took on one of the world's biggest companies and won. 55% of workers at this staten island warehouse voted in favour of union of a union. chris smalls, the fired amazon worker leading the fight, had this messa

we can speak now to alan keenan, an expert on sri lanka based with the international crisis group whiche world. we saw some very charged scenes there outside the prison�*s residents, how unusual is this level of protest in sri lanka?— of protest in sri lanka? well, i think it is _ of protest in sri lanka? well, i think it is pretty _ of protest in sri lanka? well, i i think it is pretty unprecedented. there have been protests slowly building all over the country but potentially in columbo and increasingly in upscale middle—class professional areas where people are just completed fed up with a complete collapse of the economy but also the complete collapse of governance. but i think what is the tikki striking about the protest last night is that they were at gotabaya rajapaksa's private gota baya rajapa ksa's private residence, gotabaya rajapaksa's private residence, the president, filled with angry chance asking him to go, demanding he and his family leave the country. months ago, people were terrified of gotabaya, his reputation as the ruthless commander in the military, his connection