US bars rubber gloves from Malaysian firm due to ‘evidence of forced labour’

Top Glove, the world’s largest manufacturer of rubber gloves, has been banned from exporting its products from Malaysia to the United States after the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made a …

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Thailand Orders Lingerie Maker to Compensate Workers in Rare Case

BANGKOK, March 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Thai lingerie manufacturer has been ordered by authorities to compensate more than 1,200 workers who were dismissed without severance pay and wages …

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Class action win for Indonesian farmers after 2009 Montara oil spill

More than 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers stand to be compensated over one of Australia’s largest oil spills after they won a protracted class action battle against the company that ran …

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Myanmar’s Defiant Garment Workers Demand That Fashion Pay Attention

Female garment industry union leaders are emerging at the forefront of the deadly anti-military protests, and asking global brands to take their side. Ma Moe Sandar Myint is the leader …

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Wage theft and pandemic profits: The right to a living wage for garment workers

“A year into the pandemic, garment workers producing for major fashion brands are owed months of unpaid wages, benefits and severance pay while most brands record large profits More than …

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Bangladesh shipbreakers win right to sue UK owners in landmark ruling

British shipping companies that sell old vessels to be scrapped cheaply in dangerous, low-paid conditions in Bangladesh, India or Pakistan may now be sued in London for workers’ deaths or injuries. …

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The 2016–2020 Ashulia Strike Cases: Garment Worker Union Leaders in the Bangladeshi Criminal Justice System

Bangladesh’s garment industry is the second largest in the world, comprising approximately 84% of Bangladesh’s export revenue and establishing the backbone of its economy. Yet, garment workers represent a particularly …

Philippines Department Order No. 224-21: Guidelines on Ventilation for Workplaces and Public Transport to Prevent and Control the Spread of COVID-19

In view of the ongoing pandemic, The Department of Labor and Employment issued DO 224-21 which provides guidelines and standards for the proper ventilation in workplaces and in public transportation. …

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S. Korea ratifies key UN labor conventions

South Korea’s parliament on Friday ratified key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights and forced labor, which have long stalled due to objections from businesses and conservative politicians. …

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Workers in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, and Australia

“From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term care (LTC) workers around the world have been at the epicentre of the crisis, caring for those most vulnerable to the disease …

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