2022

by Kyna Intel created 2022-01-01T00:00:01+07:00
Fire destroys factory in Landhi
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

"A fire destroyed a garment factory and reduced goods worth millions of rupees in the Landhi Export Processing Zone on Friday." ...

The complex calculus of forging past fast fashion
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

"The fashion industry is about to cross a new Rubicon of choice and convenience. But that opportunity is also dragging a complicated, damaging legacy with it. For a long time “fast fashion” has been s ...

Labour rights violations on the rise in Myanmar
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

"Trade unions say labor rights abuses in Burma have been on the rise since 2021. In addition to the closure of factories without pay, there are more and more businesses in industrial zones that do not ...

Forced overtime at Tianjin Fashion Milestone
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

Workers at Tianjin Fashion Milestone say they are forced to work a half-day each Sunday but receive no overtime payment. The factory, which employs around 1,000 people, does not provide workers with o ...

Handloom owner burnt alive in Ramnagar
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

"A massive fire broke out at a handloom factory in Ramnagar, Ward 6, located on Babel Road in Haryana's Panipat district. The factory owner working on a machine was burnt alive." ...

Garment labour leader Sohag remembered
by Kyna Intel — last modified Apr 11, 2022 02:40 PM

"Politicians, professionals and labour leaders said at a commemoration meeting on Friday that the garment labour right bodies should be united for realising the rights of the workers. The government a ...