8/9 March 2018
GENERAL
* Women employers 4 times lower than men globally: ILO
http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/172251/Women-employers-4-times-lower-than-men-globally
* Emphasising on global goal of gender equality
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/emphasising-on-global-goal-of-gender-equality-1520497353
VIETNAM
* Vietnam celebrates International Women’s Day
http://english.vov.vn/society/vietnam-celebrates-international-womens-day-369998.vov
* Dialogue to solve workers’ problems in Đồng Nai
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/424032/dialogue-to-solve-workers-problems-in-dong-nai.html
* Vietnam named among countries least prepared for Fourth Industrial Revolution
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/data-speaks/vietnam-named-among-countries-least-prepared-for-fourth-industrial-revolution-3720209.html
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http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/196821/vietnamese-enterprises-embrace-4-0-industry.html
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Some businesses see positive impact from higher minimum wage
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/some-businesses-see-positive-impact-higher-minimum-wage.html
* Caution urged on labour disputes
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/caution-urged-labour-disputes.html
BANGLADESH
* Women workers face discrimination
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/women-workers-face-discrimination-1520497878
* Int’l Women’s Day observed
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Intl-Womens-Day-observed/64938
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/36376/intl-womens-day-observed
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/36302/intl-womens-day-being-observed
* Women entrepreneurs kept away from loans
http://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/women-entrepreneurs-kept-away-loans-1545178
INDIA
* Interactive: Put yourself in the shoes of an Indian woman
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/interactive-put-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-an-indian-woman/article22974935.ece
* Now, textile tycoons to hand-hold women entrepreneurs
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/now-textile-tycoons-to-hand-hold-women-entrepreneurs/articleshow/63224812.cms
PAKISTAN
* How far women’s struggle has pushed us forward
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393865/how-far-womens-struggle-has-pushed-us-forward
* Seven more MLOs depose in Baldia factory case
https://www.dawn.com/news/1394014/seven-more-mlos-depose-in-baldia-factory-case
* APTMA poised to invest $7b in garment manufacturing
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1654886/2-aptma-poised-invest-7b-garment-manufacturing/
2-8 March 2018
VIETNAM
* Vietnamese workers abandoned by S. Korean employer promised new jobs
15 companies have agreed to take in the unfortunate workers after their employer disappeared without paying them salaries.
Authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai have made arrangements to protect the rights and interests of nearly 2,000 workers at a local garment factory.
Workers at Texwell Vina Company have been in limbo since their South Korean employers reportedly left Vietnam right before the Lunar New Year holiday without paying their January salaries…
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnamese-workers-abandoned-by-s-korean-employer-promised-new-jobs-3718830.html
* Binh Phuoc’s laborers receive owed wages after lawsuit
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/196513/binh-phuoc-s-laborers-receive-owed-wages-after-lawsuit.html
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http://vietnamnews.vn/society/423740/binh-phuocs-laborers-receive-owed-wages-after-lawsuit.html
* Garment firms need more workers for expanding operations
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/garment-firms-need-more-workers-for-expanding-operations/127070.vnp
* HCM City has highest average monthly salary
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/423879/hcm-city-has-highest-average-monthly-salary.html
* Sericulture & silk industry may have to rely on foreign markets
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/196133/sericulture—silk-industry-may-have-to-rely-on-foreign-markets.html
* Tens of thousands of bank officers, factory workers to lose jobs in 4.0 era
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/196134/tens-of-thousands-of-bank-officers–factory-workers-to-lose-jobs-in-4-0-era.html
* Industrial zone developers: High time for action
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/196644/industrial-zone-developers–high-time-for-action.html
* Vietnam, EU likely to sign FTA soon
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/196557/vietnam–eu-likely-to-sign-fta-soon.html
CAMBODIA
* More workers seek lost wages
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112004/workers-seek-lost-wages/
* Some employers have escaped because of gambling debts: PM
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112407/some-employers-have-escaped-because-of-gambling-debts-pm/
* Garment workers hurt in crash
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112150/garment-workers-hurt-in-crash-3/
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http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112112/n4-crash-injures-63-garment-workers/
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http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-truck-pile-injures-35-garment-works-preah-sihanouk-province-two-critically
* Garment workers to get pensions at age 60
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112504/garment-workers-to-get-pensions-at-age-60/
* GMAC honours female workers
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112411/gmac-honours-female-workers/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Government sets new daily minimum wage at K4800
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/government-sets-new-daily-minimum-wage-k4800.html
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http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/13528
* Three-quarters of local workers in Thilawa SEZ have just basic education
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/13520
BANGLADESH
* Fire at Gazipur spinning mill under control
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/03/08/251259/
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https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/country/gazipur-spinning-mill-fire-comes-under-control-1520483721
* RMG storehouse catches fire in Gazipur
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/08/fire-breaks-out-at-spinning-mill-in-gazipur
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http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/172205/RMG-storehouse-catches-fire-in-Gazipur
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http://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/article/67275/Fire-at-spinning-mill-in-Gazipur
* Fire at spinning mill’s cotton warehouse
http://www.newagebd.net/article/36292/fire-at-spinning-mills-cotton-warehouse
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* Fire guts Gazipur RMG factory
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/fire-guts-gazipur-rmg-factory-1544020
* Spinning mill catches fire in Gazipur
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/spinning-mill-catches-fire-gazipur-1543714
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/36075/spinning-mill-catches-fire-in-gazipur
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https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/country/gazipur-spinning-mill-catches-fire-1520223857
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http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/172042/Gazipur-spinning-mill-catches-fire
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http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/172059/Gazipur-factory-fire-under-control
* GOVT-ILO SAFETY SCHEME: Errant RMG units to face legal action in May
http://www.newagebd.net/article/36189/errant-rmg-units-to-face-legal-action-in-may
* App launched to monitor labour inspection data
http://www.newagebd.net/article/36193/app-launched-to-monitor-labour-inspection-data
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https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/bangladesh-labour-inspectorate-goes-digital-1520342548
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http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/03/07/bangladesh-labour-inspectorate-goes-digital-lima/
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http://www.thedailystar.net/business/app-launched-better-labour-management-1544407
* Bangladesh garment workers call for increased minimum wage
http://www.industriall-union.org/bangladesh-garment-workers-call-for-increased-minimum-wage
* Making RMG female workforce tech-savvy
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/opinions/making-rmg-female-workforce-tech-savvy-1520436537
* ‘Make workers at your factory your partners’
…“No entrepreneur has made the garment industry globally competitive through their management and entrepreneurship skills.
It is your workers who have made you globally competitive in the garment industry
because of their low wage….
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/03/04/make-workers-factory-partners
* Woman RMG worker ratio falls amid tech upgradation: survey
http://www.newagebd.net/article/35947/woman-rmg-worker-ratio-falls-amid-tech-upgradation-servey
* Women losing more jobs to automation: CPD study
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/women-losing-more-jobs-automation-cpd-study-1543222
* BGMEA, BKMEA yet to finish workers’ database
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/bgmea-bkmea-yet-to-finish-workers-database-1520224663
* Minimum wage for tannery workers set at Tk 12,800
http://www.newagebd.net/article/36107/minimum-wage-for-tannery-workers-set-at-tk-12800
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https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/govt-raises-tannery-workers-minimum-wages-by-4628pc-1520311348
* Vietnamese keen to invest in telecom, textile
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/vietnamese-keen-invest-telecom-textile-1544578
* Leather sector to get $100m investment from Vietnam
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/leather-sector-get-100m-investment-vietnam-1543498
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http://www.thedailystar.net/business/top-vietnamese-leathergoods-maker-invest-100m-bangladesh-1544152
* Challenges of a transforming RMG sector
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/opinions/challenges-of-a-transforming-rmg-sector-1520353116
* Paradigm shift in RMG
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/editorial/paradigm-shift-in-rmg-1520267145
* 16% of surveyed RMG factories have foreign staff: CPD
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/16pc-of-surveyed-rmg-factories-have-foreign-staff-cpd-1520077188
* BGMEA, Canadian envoy discuss RMG issues
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/bgmea-canadian-envoy-discuss-rmg-issues-1520344569
* US seeks more progress from Bangladesh to restore GSP
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/03/02/us-seeks-progress-bangladesh-restore-gsp/
* Bangladesh doesn’t need US GSP facility anymore: Tofail (Feb 28)
http://www.newagebd.net/article/35715/bangladesh-doesnt-need-us-gsp-facility-anymore-tofail
* Tofail urges USA to sign FTA
http://www.newagebd.net/article/35802/tofail-urges-usa-to-sign-fta
* we must keep pressure on brands to protect garment workers
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbpnnx/we-must-keep-pressure-on-brands-to-protect-garment-workers
* Indian textiles seek steps to control garment imports from Bangladesh
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/indian-textiles-seek-steps-to-control-garment-imports-from-bangladesh-1520138092
INDIA
* Change rules of origin to check B’desh imports: Textile industry
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Textile industry seeks steps to control garment imports from Bangladesh
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/change-rules-of-origin-to-check-bdesh-imports-textile-industry/articleshow/63140957.cms
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/textile-industry-seeks-steps-to-control-garment-imports-from-bangladesh/article22914462.ece
* Fire guts garment, chemical units
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/fire-guts-garment-chemical-units/article22922846.ece
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/garment-chemical-manufacturing-units-gutted-in-fire/552213.html
* Fire at ginning factory
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fire-at-ginning-factory/article22926238.ece
* Women in India earn 20% less than men: Report
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/07/women-in-india-earn-20-per-cent-less-than-men-report-1783507.html
* Couple released from bonded labour
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/couple-released-from-bonded-labour/article22954743.ece
* Remove new clauses in handloom development programme: CM K Palaniswami to Narendra Modi.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/01/remove-new-clauses-in-handloom-development-programme-cm-k-palaniswami-to-narendra-modi-1780636.html
* Innovations to combat ‘microfiber’ pollution
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/innovations-to-combat-microfiber-pollution/article22954656.ece
* India set to cut Monsanto’s GM cotton seed royalties by 20% -sources
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-set-to-cut-monsantos-gm-cotton-seed-royalties-by-20-pct-sources/articleshow/63204311.cms
* Pink bollworm: State banks on Centre for aid
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/pink-bollworm-state-banks-on-centre-for-aid/articleshow/63209161.cms
* Illegal use of BT cotton to attract criminal cases
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/illegal-use-of-bt-cotton-to-attract-criminal-cases/articleshow/63197164.cms
* Has cotton failed the farmers in Telangana yet again?
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/mar/06/has-cotton-failed-the-farmers-in-telangana-yet-again-1782656.html
* Letter from Mumbai: The worrying decline in textile exports
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393143/letter-from-mumbai-the-worrying-decline-in-textile-exports
PAKISTAN
* Hurdles to working: Over 60% of capital’s workplaces violate labour laws
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1652913/1-hurdles-working-60-capitals-workplaces-violate-labour-laws/
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1393656
* Aurat March to be held on March 8
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393445
* Pakistan lagging behind rivals in textile competitiveness
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393646/pakistan-lagging-behind-rivals-in-textile-competitiveness
* Textile mills: Hydrogen peroxide shortage sparks concern
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1652747/2-textile-mills-hydrogen-peroxide-shortage-sparks-concern/
* How a garment consortium survived worst of times
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393240
* Breaking the curse in textiles
https://www.dawn.com/news/1393230/breaking-the-curse-in-textiles
* 2011 to 2017: Textile, clothing exports fall 10% in six years
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1648782/2-2011-2017-textile-clothing-exports-fall-10-six-years/
* APTMA urges government to resolve energy price differences amongst the provinces
https://dailytimes.com.pk/210210/aptma-urges-government-resolve-energy-price-differences-amongst-provinces/
* One out of five women in Pakistan is part of labour force: UN report
https://www.dawn.com/news/1392924
* The right to labour rights
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/288078-the-right-to-labour-rights
TURKEY
* German clothing company Roy Robson has fired eleven union members from its factory in Izmir, Turkey.
http://www.industriall-union.org/bundesliga-sponsor-fires-union-members
* Turkey could retaliate US tariffs with duties on cotton
http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2018/mar/06/turkey-could-retaliate-us-tariffs-with-duties-on-cotton-1782916.html
OTHER
* Everyone Stands to Gain When More Women take Top Positions in Businesses
http://www.ipsnews.net/2018/03/everyone-stands-gain-women-take-top-positions-businesses/
* U.S. clothing, cosmetics on possible European Union retaliation list
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/06/us-clothing-cosmetics-on-possible-european-union-retaliation-list-1782953.html
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