PHILIPPINES
* Workers slam frequent fires in factories
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/965376/workers-slam-frequent-fires-in-factories
VIETNAM
* Over 100 Vietnamese workers hospitalised with food poisoning
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/422640/over-100-vietnamese-workers-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning.html
CAMBODIA
* Protests after Chinese factory owner flees
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107240/protests-chinese-factory-owner-flees/
* PM: Investigate fainting causes
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107115/pm-investigate-fainting-causes/
* Hun Sen says no need for labour courts, proposes solution to mass faintings
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-says-no-need-labour-courts-proposes-solution-mass-faintings
* Jump in fainting cases in 2017 for garment workers
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106532/jump-fainting-cases-2017-garment-workers/
* PM wants investigation into fainting workers, students
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/106958/pm-wants-investigation-fainting-workers-students/
* Nearly 200 faint from factory fumes over three days
-“We work seven days a week, and Monday through Friday we work from 7am to 8pm,” ..
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nearly-200-faint-factory-fumes-over-three-days
* Pesticides blamed for second day of factory fainting
More than 140 workers fainted at the Senduno Knitting factory yesterday after nearly 100 workers fainted the previous afternoon in Takeo province’s Bati district.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106155/pesticides-blamed-for-second-day-of-factory-fainting/
* No labour court needed, says PM
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106975/no-labour-court-needed-says-pm/
* Amid political tensions, trade with US on the rise
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107082/amid-political-tensions-trade-us-rise/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* 200,000 jobs created under NLD: government
…said the government should reconsider the minimum wage in the garment sector as there are more than 400 garment factories.
These factories employ about 400,000 workers.
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/200000-jobs-created-under-nld-government.html
BANGLADESH
* GWTUC wants withdrawal of case against leaders, workers
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34006/gwtuc-wants-withdrawal-of-case-against-leaders-workers
* UK buyers should put their money where their mouth is
http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2018/02/01/uk-buyers-put-money-mouth/
* Ensure ethical prices of RMG, govt tells EU
http://www.newagebd.net/article/33941/ensure-ethical-prices-of-rmg-govt-tells-eu
* European Commission warns BD again of improving labour situation before GSP goes
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/bangladesh/european-commission-warns-bd-again-of-improving-labour-situation-before-gsp-goes-1517458394
* New platform of garment TUs demands minimum wage at Tk 16,000
http://www.newagebd.net/article/33944/new-platform-of-garment-tus-demands-minimum-wage-at-tk-16000
* Minimum wage for tailoring sector proposed at Tk 4,850
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34123/minimum-wage-for-tailoring-sector-proposed-at-tk-4850
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https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/board-proposes-minimum-wage-of-tk-4850-for-tailoring-workers-1517888364
* Fire at Gazipur RMG factory
An apparel factory caught fire in Jarun area of the city on Wednesday.
The fire erupted on the 2nd floor of ‘Greenland Garments’ around 1:15pm, said Gazipur Fire Service assistant deputy director Akhtaruzzaman Liton.
Seven units of fire service doused the flame after two hours of frantic efforts, he said.
No casualty was reported in the incident.
to read:
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Fire-at-Gazipur-RMG-factory/62458
* Fire at Ctg garment factory
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34010/fire-at-ctg-garment-factory
* Gazipur fire burns 30 garment waste warehouses
http://www.newagebd.net/article/33939/gazipur-fire-burns-30-garment-waste-warehouses
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http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Gazipur-fire-burns-down-jhut-godowns/62013
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https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/02/02/fire-guts-27-warehouses-storing-apparel-leftover-in-gazipur
* Primary textile sector facing gas, power shortages: BTMA
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/primary-textile-sector-facing-gas-power-shortages-btma-1517944561
* January export earnings highest in 5 months
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/january-banladesh-export-earnings-in-2018-highest-5-months-1531138
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/34262/export-earnings-rise-modestly-by-655pc-in-7-months
* Bangladesh garments exports up 7.57%
http://en.prothomalo.com/economy/news/170715/Bangladesh-garments-exports-up-7.57pc
* BKMEA seeks EU GSP even after graduation to mid-income
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34204/bkmea-seeks-eu-gsp-even-after-graduation-to-mid-income
* BGMEA panel threatens legal action as board tenure extended
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/bgmea-panel-threatens-legal-action-board-tenure-extended-1529638
* Bgmea turned into a platform for amassing political power
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34057/bgmea-turned-into-a-platform-for-amassing-political-power
* Defaulter textile millers to be blacklisted
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/defaulter-textile-millers-be-blacklisted-1531129
* BTMA warns of action against members involved in loan scams
http://www.newagebd.net/article/34266/btma-warns-of-action-against-members-involved-in-loan-scams
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http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/corruption/2018/02/07/btma-consider-blacklisting-loan-scammers/
* Chinese fabrics, dyeing millers shifting business to Bangladesh
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/chinese-fabrics-dyeing-millers-shifting-business-bangladesh-1528291
* Labour Right: How well are female workers protected by the law?
http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/how-well-are-female-workers-protected-the-law-1528474
INDIA
* Indian workers clash with fashion bosses as union activity rises
http://www.livemint.com/Industry/D7daqOi2t80doSqEKossvI/Indian-workers-clash-with-fashion-bosses-as-union-activity-r.html
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https://bdnews24.com/world/2018/02/01/indian-workers-clash-with-fashion-bosses-as-union-activity-rises
* E-comm cos may help Tirupur textile producers to reach customers at doorstep
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/e-comm-cos-may-help-tirupur-textile-producers-to-reach-customers-at-doorstep/articleshow/62827144.cms
* Mega gains for micro biz; leg up for leather, textiles
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/mega-gains-for-micro-biz-leg-up-for-leather-textiles/articleshow/62748077.cms
* Bt cotton doubled production, minimised harm by pest: Govt
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/bt-cotton-doubled-production-minimised-harm-by-pest-govt/articleshow/62792163.cms
* 4 yrs on, Modi’s ‘5F’ promise with Malwa’s cotton growers no closer to reality
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/4-yrs-on-modis-5f-promise-with-malwas-cotton-growers-no-closer-to-reality/articleshow/62762017.cms
* Experts prefer bamboo over cotton for cloth
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/experts-prefer-bamboo-over-cotton-for-cloth/articleshow/62772717.cms
* Textile leaders meet commercial tax commissioner
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/textile-leaders-meet-commercial-tax-commissioner/articleshow/62795543.cms
PAKISTAN
* Baldia factory fire: Outsourcing Risk
Investigating the Ali Enterprises Factory Fire on 11 September 2012
Forensic Architecture was asked by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) to carry out an architectural analysis of the fire that destroyed the Ali Enterprises textile factory on 11 September 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan.
Inadequate fire safety measures at the company, a supplier for the German clothes retailer KiK, led to the deaths of 260 factory workers.
This investigation uncovers the many ways in which design and management decisions not only failed to prevent injury and causalities, but in fact augmented the
death toll…
http://www.forensic-architecture.org/case/outsourcing-risk/
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https://vimeo.com/253418171
* Industrialists oppose Rs25,000-per-month minimum wage
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1627183/2-industrialists-oppose-rs25000-per-month-minimum-wage/
* Powerloom workers
Powerloom workers besieged the offices of the city police officer and the deputy commissioner on Tuesday to press the government to ensure issue of wages according to the official notification.
Carrying banners, the workers chanted slogans against a state minister and both officers and alleged the minister had been favouring factory owners.
They said a couple of days ago they had informed the labour secretary at a meeting that factory owners were not paying fixed wages to them.
They said the secretary had promised to form a task force to inspect the factories but so far nothing had been done.
to read (2nd item) :
https://www.dawn.com/news/1387839/lyallpur-literary-festival-starts
* Apparel sector assured of govt support
https://www.dawn.com/news/1387998/apparel-sector-assured-of-govt-support
* Textile sector’s woes to be addressed: minister
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1628894/2-textile-sectors-woes-addressed-minister/
* Ginners ask govt to stop import of pest-infested cotton
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1627159/2-ginners-ask-govt-stop-import-pest-infested-cotton/
* Rewarding wealth instead of work
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1624066/6-rewarding-wealth-instead-work/
TURKMENISTAN
* Children Forced to Labor in Turkmenistan Cotton Fields
https://www.solidaritycenter.org/children-forced-labor-turkmenistan-cotton-fields/
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https://habartm.org/archives/8496
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