VIETNAM
* Minimum wage must cover basic needs
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/448505/minimum-wage-must-cover-basic-needs.html
* Retirement age set to be increased
http://www.vir.com.vn/retirement-age-set-to-be-increased-59465.html
* Prime Minister urges better care for workers
http://www.vir.com.vn/prime-minister-urges-better-care-for-workers-59374.html
* Around 300 firms will attend Vietnam-US Trade Forum
http://www.vir.com.vn/around-300-firms-will-attend-vietnam-us-trade-forum-59286.html
* Four key industries in HCM City report strong growth
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In addition, the city’s textile industry is also growing and is expected to see a major breakthrough when the restructuring of enterprises is completed this year.
Textile enterprises will also improve quality and professionalism, reduce imports of raw materials, and export materials to other countries….
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/448358/four-key-industries-in-hcm-city-report-strong-growth.html
* EVFTA – a push for Vietnam-EU economic relations
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/200999/evfta—a-push-for-vietnam-eu-economic-relations.html
* CPTPP’s a must to help VN businesses grow
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/448453/cptpps-a-must-to-help-vn-businesses-grow.html
CAMBODIA
* Factory workers to march to ministry after salaries unpaid
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-workers-march-ministry-after-salaries-unpaid
* Workers protest over sacked rep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50490953/workers-protest-over-sacked-rep/
* No solution at Gawon meet after no-show
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-solution-gawon-meet-after-no-show
* Union group slams NSSF fainting move
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-group-slams-nssf-fainting-move
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https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50491766/nssf-will-sue-union-president/
* GMAC says new labour policy could hurt business
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50491048/gmac-says-new-labour-policy-could-hurt-business/
* Safer trucks handed over for garment workers
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492514/safer-trucks-handed-over-for-garment-workers/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Korean factory bars 61 union members for causing unrest
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/korean-factory-bars-61-union-members-causing-unrest.html
* Striking workers don’t need to come back: Korean wig factory
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/striking-workers-dont-need-come-back-korean-wig-factory.html
* Second amendment to labour dispute law nearly ready to be sent to parliament
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/second-amendment-labour-dispute-law-nearly-ready-be-sent-parliament.html
BANGLADESH
* World Cup fever causes sleepless nights for Bangladesh flagmakers
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/320452-world-cup-fever-causes-sleepless-nights-for-bangladesh-flagmakers
* Labour unrest likely at garment factories before Eid
According to an intelligence report, labour unrest is feared at more than a hundred garment factories in Ashulia, Savar, and Tongi….
https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/05/23/labour-unrest-likely-at-garment-factories-before-eid
* Apparel workers demand pending wages, festival allowance by Ramadan 20
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41532/apparel-workers-demand-pending-wages-festival-allowance-by-ramadan-20
* Living wage in RMG sector: Some conceptual issues
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/analysis/living-wage-in-rmg-sector-some-conceptual-issues-1526743610
* Could living wages avert race to bottom?
https://apparelinsider.com/living-wages-avert-race-bottom/
* Govt sets Tk 5,710 as minimum wage for cotton textile workers
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41426/govt-sets-tk-5710-as-minimum-wage-for-cotton-textile-workers
* Back ILO process on ending violence against man, woman in Bangladesh: Labour leaders
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41967/back-ilo-process-on-ending-violence-against-man-woman-in-bangladesh-labour-leaders
* IndusriAll seeks 180-day limit for disposal of labour court cases
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41868/indusriall-seeks-180-day-limit-for-disposal-of-labour-court-cases
* Compensation may increase in Bangladesh labour law
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41688/compensation-may-increase-in-bangladesh-labour-law
* RMG orders on up, match them with deliveries
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/opinions/rmg-orders-on-up-match-them-with-deliveries-1527005332
* Cotton price rises to 4yr high
Cotton price rose to 85.5 cents per pound, the highest in four years, mainly because of a looming trade war between the US and China, much to the chagrin of Bangladesh’s apparel makers…
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/cotton-price-rises-4yr-high-1577950
* Bangladesh finance minister rejects tanners’ tax holiday demand
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41695/bangladesh-finance-minister-rejects-tanners-tax-holiday-demand
* Industries to get 2,000 new gas connections
The textile factory owners see an increase in their productivity, as the government has finally decided to allocate 2,000 new industrial gas connections and supply adequate gas to the existing units…
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/industries-get-2000-new-gas-connections-1579176
INDIA
* Draft labour policy strikes subtle balance
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/draft-labour-policy-strikes-subtle-balance/article23908213.ece
* An incentive for weavers to return home
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/an-incentive-for-weavers-to-return-home/article23930949.ece
* Cut in incentives led to 30% drop in textile exports
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/cut-in-incentives-led-to-30-drop-in-textile-exports/articleshow/64264260.cms
* Textile industry wants govt. to relax cabotage rule
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/textile-industry-wants-govt-to-relax-cabotage-rule/article23940031.ece
* Area under cotton crosses 1,000 hectares
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/area-under-cotton-crosses-1000-hectares/article23964151.ece
* Pink bollworm: Central team assesses crop loss
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/pink-bollworm-central-team-assesses-crop-loss/article23920500.ece
* A close-knit sisterhood
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/how-akka-creations-empowers-the-women-of-mamallapuram/article23913921.ece
PAKISTAN
* Baldia factory fire Victims’ families now getting compensation
https://nation.com.pk/20-May-2018/baldia-factory-fire-victims-families-now-getting-compensation
* Long-term compensation payment to Baldia Factory fire affectees begins
https://dailytimes.com.pk/242426/long-term-compensation-payment-to-baldia-factory-fire-affectees-begins/
* Victims’ families to get monthly installments of compensation
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/318929-victims-families-to-get-monthly-installments-of-compensation
* 209 fire victims’ heirs to get around Rs150,000 each by Monday
The International Labour Organisation’s country director Ingrid Christensen stressed the need on Saturday to revise and update labour laws to improve industrial safety and prevent a recurrence of incidents like Baldia factory tragedy in which over 250 workers were burnt to death….
https://www.dawn.com/news/1408709/209-fire-victims-heirs-to-get-around-rs150000-each-by-monday
* Families affected by 2012 Ali Enterprises fire finally receive life-long pensions
https://cleanclothes.org/news/2018/05/20/families-affected-by-2012-ali-enterprises-fire-finally-receive-life-long-pensions
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http://www.industriall-union.org/pakistan-victims-of-ali-enterprises-factory-fire-begin-to-receive-compensation
* ‘Sindh to observe Occupational Safety and Health Day on Sept 11 every year’
The Sindh government has decided to commemorate ‘Occupational Safety and Health Day’ on September 11 every year in memory of the victims of the Baldia factory fire.
At least 259 labourers, including women, were killed as a massive fire destroyed Ali Enterprises in Baldia Town on September 11, 2012. Information and Labour Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah announced the annual day while addressing the audience at a ceremony held at the Arts Council on Saturday…..
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/319241-sindh-to-observe-occupational-safety-and-health-day-on-sept-11-every-year
* Textile value-addition stressed to increase exports
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/318442-textile-value-addition-stressed-to-increase-exports
* Trilateral trade accord to boost global textile market share
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/319638-trilateral-trade-accord-to-boost-global-textile-market-share
* PTEA urges govt to continue duty drawback on taxes
https://nation.com.pk/18-May-2018/ptea-urges-govt-to-continue-duty-drawback-on-taxes
* Pakistan’s textile exports jump 8%
https://www.dawn.com/news/1409209/textile-exports-jump-8pc
OTHER
* Big mergers and tiny factories can each pose problems for workers
https://www.ft.com/content/cd650e6c-5cde-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04
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