Tag: Labour Rights
Cambodian Factory Workers Begin Overtime Boycott
More than 100,000 Cambodian factory workers refused to work overtime hours on Monday as they began the first phase of a campaign demanding a higher minimum wage and the release of 21 detained workers and activists, union leaders said.
The move comes ahead of a nationwide strike planned for next...
Rights group: Thai fishing sector abuses migrants
BANGKOK — An environmental and human rights group charged Tuesday that Thailand is not adequately addressing severe abuse against Myanmar migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry.
The British-based Environmental Justice Foundation said in its report that the Thai government has failed to act strongly against human trafficking and that...
Vietnam risks TPP slot on labor reality
The United States-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, which is under negotiation among a dozen countries including Vietnam, requires that members adopt and maintain strong and enforceable labor provisions, including freedom of association, allowances for collective bargaining and zero tolerance for child and forced labor. If negotiators hold fast...
A bittersweet success
As Cambodian government officials and top European Union diplomats kick off four days of high-level meetings in Brussels today, new EU trade statistics show that imports of Cambodian sugar – a crop linked to extensive alleged land grabbing – quadrupled between 2012 and 2013.
Cambodian exports enjoy duty-free and quota-free...
Labour laws followed for migrant workers
Thai tuna processors are indeed adhering to international and local labour laws in their dealings with migrant workers, according to a Chulalongkorn University research project, dispelling contrary claims by foreign human rights activists.
The study, which was revealed yesterday, just a few months prior to the expected annual review by...
Malaysian Bar adopts resolution on worker rights at AGM
Lawyers at the Malaysian Bar’s AGM have called on the government to ensures that all employers, especially GLCs, respect worker and trade union rights, reports Charles Hector.
At the 68th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Bar on Saturday, 15 March 2014, attended by 1,219 members, four resolutions were adopted.
One...
Brands ‘failing their workers’
European mega-brands are not doing enough to ensure that the Cambodian workers who make their products receive a basic living wage, according to a report released today.
Tailored Wages, an analysis of 50 of Europe’s biggest clothing brands, found that many major high-street chains are doing little to combat the...
BURMA/MYANMAR: Farmers falsely accused of trespass and destruction of a teak field are prosecuted and imprisoned
Magyi Pin, Kyar Inn village is located on Dandalon village tract, Pandaung Township, Pyay District, in the Western Part of the Bago Region. In 1966, government made a law in order to make paddy fields in the forest reserve area and gave the farmers legal documents for it. The...
Singapore Trains Asean Social Workers On Dealing With Domestic Violence
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Bernama) -- Singapore is conducting a training course beginning Tuesday to Thursday for 20 frontline social workers from Asean who work with women and children victims of violence.
The social workers are from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The course is hosted...
Rio Tinto heavily blamed by protesters over 41 mine worker deaths
Protesters and unions from around the world heavily criticise mining company Rio Tinto on Tuesday over alleged lapses in safety leading to the deaths of 41 people and a string of claimed environmental abuses.
Global trade union IndustriAll, which represents 50 million industrial workers across the world, accused Rio of...
