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IRII to Retailers: Time to Get Serious about Compliance
Recent chaos in Cambodia over too-low wages struck a chord with many retailers and factories as the…
Egypt’s Textile Workers Protest Government
Reports of unity in Egypt following its recent constitutional referendum, which was affirmed by a 98…
Bangladesh Election Protests Turn Deadly, 18 Killed; Is the Country Nearing Civil War?
Violence continues to consume the streets of Bangladesh as the government decided to push forward with…
Cambodian Violence Subsides; Tentative Truce is Brokered
After weeks of protests crescendoing into violent confrontations in Cambodia, some respite from the chaos…
Breaking News: Cambodian Protests Turn Deadly; Police Fire into Crowds
Cambodian police opened fire on a crowd of several hundred garment workers protesting in the streets in Phnom…
Cambodia’s Workers Reject New Minimum Wage; Protests Rage On
In response to increasingly contentious demonstrations over the new minimum wage, Cambodia’s government has…
Haitian Garment Workers Angered Over Insufficient Wage Hike
Despite struggles and protests for increased wages, Haitian apparel and textile workers may not be getting…
SJ Special Bulletin: What Every Sourcing Executive Needs to Know to Conduct Business in Bangladesh
The political mayhem that has besieged Bangladesh in recent weeks has begun to generate economic…
Exclusive Interview: Shafiqul Islam, Counselor of Commerce from Bangladesh Embassy
As part of the Mary Robinson Speaker Series on Business and Human Rights, Bangladeshi labor activist…
Indonesia: Wage Hike Follows Labor Strike
After a nationwide wage strike across Indonesia early this month, 12 province governors agreed to increase…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Riots Turn Deadly
Bangladesh has been roiled by violence as garment workers continue to angrily protest a government board’s…
Eighty Bangladeshi Factories Close in Fear of Protests; Wage Board Recommendation Settles Nothing
Even after Bangladesh’s specially convened Wage Board has come to a resolution, the often tempestuous dispute…
Thousands Protest Outside Cambodian Nike Factory After Alleged Police Brutality
The factory, which makes clothing for Nike, is owned by Sabrina Cambodia Garment Manufacturing, based in…
Widespread May Day Protests As Workers Demand Higher Wages, End of Austerity
Workers rallied around last week's ready factory collapse this May Day, as demonstrations swept across Asia…
Trade Leaders Discuss Wage Increase in Cambodian Factories
Cambodian factory workers may see higher minimum wages after a meeting between the local trade unions....