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Minister of labour tells unions to negotiate rather than demonstrate - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Mr. Ith Sam Heng said unions must settle disputes by negotiation around the table, and must avoid inciting violent ...

Garment worker raped on moving bus - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"A garment factory worker has been gang-raped on a moving bus in Chittagong. Later, the woman was gang-raped three more times. Mirsarai police arrested six ...

Half of factory managers are under-educated - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"A new report from the World Bank says about 80 percent of the machinery in the country's factories is hand-operated. And in more than 40 percent of the ...

Bangladesh: Improving productivity and technology adaption key to a globally competitive manufacturing sector - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"To boost export growth and help the economy rebound from COVID-19 pandemic impacts, improving the manufacturing sector’s productivity will be crucial for ...

Survivor of the Helwan, Cairo train crash: "My colleague had her hands cut off" - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

Rehab Alaa, one of the garment workers who survived when the bus in which she was riding was hit by a train, has spoken about the accident. Rehab is not yet ...

What Amazon workers in the U.S. can learn from Asia’s labour organisers - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"For the last five years, my organisation, China Labour Bulletin, has been working with garment workers in Bengaluru, India, establishing unions and ...

Asket co-founder August Bard Bringeus on responsibility within fashion - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"Launched in 2015, apparel brand ASKET—founded by August Bard Bringeus and Jakob Dworsky—was built on the belief that transparency, longevity and ...

Defiant workers stymie Covid-19 control in Bangkok - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"Lack of cooperation is thwarting efforts to control the increasing number of Covid-19 clusters in Bangkok, a senior government spokeswoman said on Friday. ...

Businesses want garment factories to operate through planned COVID shutdown - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"Business leaders have agreed with experts about enforcing a 14-day “complete” shutdown. But they believe the export-oriented industries should be allowed to ...

Factory's godown gutted In Faisalabad - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"The valuables in a godown of a cotton factory were reduced to ashes in Sargodha Road police limits on Friday. A police spokesman said the fire erupted in the ...