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Government ready to intervene to help workers in case of factory closure or suspension - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:27+07:00

"Heng Sour confirmed workers in the textile and garment sector will receive government intervention if the factory closes or suspends work due to the war ...

Xinjiang to see machines harvesting 80% of cotton, a renewed slap against ‘forced labor’ lies - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

""In 2022, all the cotton in my home is collected by machine, and it is expected that the harvest will be finished in four days," Chen noted. "Picking cotton ...

North Korea bans young women from working in China - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"In recent years, low fertility rates have become a major problem plaguing more and more countries, and North Korea is no exception. As part of measures to ...

Adidas shoe factory workers demand salary increase - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"Thousands of workers at the Myanmar Pou Chen Company Ltd. factory in Shwepyitha Township, Yangon Province, where Adidas brand shoes are manufactured, said ...

The case for a more equitable wage structure - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"We just noticed a mass movement of more than 150,000 tea workers striking and protesting for a minimum living wage in Bangladesh. Garment labour rights ...

What’s behind the marked decline in labour disputes? - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has often trumpeted the improvements it has achieved over the past five years with resolving individual and ...

Kazakh camp detainee to sue UK, claiming cotton imports used forced labor - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"A Kazakh former internment camp inmate is suing the United Kingdom’s trade secretary for allowing imports of cotton he believes were obtained through forced ...

Garment industry sees retrenchments - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"The continuing global economic slowdown is expected to displace a maximum of 10 percent of the 280,000 estimated total workers in the apparel, textile, ...

Fourbital Factory is bringing apparel manufacturing and job training back to Vermont - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"These newly printed cotton-twill fabrics are being turned into bandanas and hair scrunchies at Fourbital Factory, a new, state-of-the-art apparel ...

American clothing factories are making a comeback. Now they just need workers (and consumers) to show up - Kyna Intel, 2022-10-14T09:53:28+07:00

"American garment manufacturing, long on the ropes, seemed to receive a knockout blow in the summer of 2020. Within the space of a month, three iconic ...