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Gap response on minimum wage in Myanmar

Gap Inc. partners with factory owners who share our commitment to treating garment workers with dignity and respect, and provide a safe, healthy place to work.  Author: Gap, Published on: 13 July 2015 Gap Inc. partners with factory owners who share our commitment to treating garment workers with dignity and respect,...

Lawmaker Urges More Cooperation To Prevent Force Fishing Labor

Cambodian authorities must cooperate with Thailand to reform illegal fishing practices there, a lawmaker says Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer 06 July 2015 WASHINGTON DC— Cambodian authorities must cooperate with Thailand to reform illegal fishing practices there, a lawmaker says. It must also work to ensure that some 230 Cambodian fisherman recently rescued...

Mass Fainting At Cambodia Factories Brings Country’s Textile Industry Under Scrutiny

Nearly 200 female garment workers were hospitalized after fainting while on the job in two separate Cambodian factories, prompting concerns over worker conditions in the country’s factories. The country's textile industry, which employs some 700,000 workers, has been criticized in recent years for inhumane working conditions. By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan...

IT PAYS TO BE AN UMNO CRONY: Putrajaya opening the door to SLAVE LABOUR just to benefit labor brokers, manpower agencies

Last Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Ahmad Zahid said approximately 1.5 million workers from Bangladesh would be brought to Malaysia in stages, over three years, to meet the demands of employers from various sectors. Monday, 29 June 2015 15:31 Written by Charles Santiago Last Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Ahmad Zahid said approximately 1.5...

Slavery, Genocide, Abuse: The Dark Side of Asia’s ‘Tiger Economies’

A few years ago, Southeast Asia’s rapidly growing “tiger economies” were the envy of the world. Today, the area is better known for a trio of maladies: ethnic cleansing, burgeoning inequality, and super-exploited labor. By Walden Bello | June 28, 2015 Last Updated: June 29, 2015 9:11 pm A few years ago,...

Discrimination against people living with HIV relentless: MAC

People living with HIV continue to face discrimination in education and work place settings despite the infection having no correlation with losses in productivity, according to Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) in its HIV & Human Rights Mitigation Report 2014. Posted on 28 June 2015 - 07:10pm Last updated on 28 June...

Govt revokes licenses of six major fishing firms

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry revealed on Monday that it had frozen the operation of six large fishing companies for various illegal practices, including giving false reports on their catches to the government.   Hans Nicholas Jong, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Tue, June 23 2015, 9:55 AM The...

H&M and Gap Inc. issue joint statement at the conclusion of the ILO Labor Capacity Building Forum in Myanmar

The Government of Myanmar together with the ILO and the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, Denmark and the European Union are jointly implementing the Initiative on Labour Law Reform and Institutional Capacity Building to improve labor rights and practices in Myanmar.  by EPR Retail News Editors SAN FRANCISCO,...

More foreign workers seek help over wage woes

Aw Cheng Wei Sunday, Jun 14, 2015 More foreign workers are seeking help with salary disputes, new figures show - and more effort has been spent reaching out to them. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has revealed to The Sunday Times that around 4,500 foreign workers sought its help to resolve such...

Garment Workers Again Target $177 Minimum Wage

Cambodia’s garment workers will renew their campaign for a monthly wage of $177 next month, when talks start for a new minimum wage, labor leaders said yesterday. Tuesday, 16 June 2015; News by Khmer Times/Va Sonyka PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Cambodia’s garment workers will renew their campaign for a monthly...