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Women in maquiladoras are the most exploited - Kyna Intel, 2022-05-24T18:04:50+07:00

"A study by the International Research and Development Center [Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo] of [314 female operators in the manufacturing sector in ...

Women killed in fire worked 2 years on piece rates; leaves behind 3 children - Kyna Intel, 2022-11-24T16:25:02+07:00

"According to the notification of the Emergency Management Department on the morning of November 22, the fire that occurred at 4:22 pm on November 21 had ...

Women leadership in the garment industry: Daw Myo Aye (Myo Myo) - Kyna Intel, 2022-12-12T09:04:00+07:00

"Daw Myo Aye is a prominent human rights defender, labour rights activist and the leader of Solidarity Trade Unions of Myanmar (STUM). Her activism has been ...

Women need support to fill top chairs in RMG sector - Kyna Intel, 2022-03-09T20:26:23+07:00

""If we want women filling up the top chairs, female workers then must be provided with additional facilities compared to their male counterparts. They will ...

Women of Lesotho's garment industry lose jobs, hope in COVID - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-01T14:58:38+07:00

"Vekile Sesha stood outside the rusted gates of a garment factory in the industrial district of Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, willing her luck to change. Four ...

Women reveal dark side of going abroad to work - Kyna Intel, 2022-03-08T07:34:49+07:00

"With just a tourist visa, she worked undocumented at a private garment factory for a salary of 4,000 baht ($122) a month. Though she had to work from 6 a.m. ...

Women RMG workers decline to 54% from 80% in the ‘80s - Kyna Intel, 2023-03-14T12:38:10+07:00

"Among workers who left the RMG sector in 2021, 51% were women compared to 49% in 2015. [...] Caring for children was cited as the main reason for leaving the ...

Women struggle for equal rights in the workplace in Myanmar, says labour union leader - Kyna Intel, 2022-04-27T13:14:44+07:00

"Ma Hnin Tha Dar (alias) says the revolution against the military junta has to be successful before women can really have rights on a par with men in the ...

Women take on a greater role in the union, despite challenges - Kyna Intel, 2022-03-09T20:20:26+07:00

"Sri Tentrem smiled broadly as she shared her story about her experience working in labour unions. She wore a sky-blue vest emblazoned with a bold “SPN,” the ...

Women taking the lead in a ‘man’s world’ - Kyna Intel, 2022-03-15T14:28:30+07:00

"What does gender equality in the workplace mean? Not just for women, but for men? Mohammed Faruk has several female supervisors in his factory, so this is a ...