VIETNAM
* Vietnam’s footwear boasts competitive edges in few decades
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnams-footwear-boasts-competitive-edges-in-few-decades/128284.vnp
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http://english.vov.vn/economy/vietnams-footwear-boasts-competitive-edges-in-few-decades-370990.vov
* Viet Nam footwear boasts strong development prospects
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/424872/viet-nam-footwear-boasts-strong-development-prospects.html
* Footwear sector set to step up a level in 2018
http://english.vov.vn/economy/footwear-sector-set-to-step-up-a-level-in-2018-370762.vov
* Domestic fashion brands seek foothold in $3.5 billion market
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/197205/domestic-fashion-brands-seek-foothold-in–3-5-billion-market.html
* Efforts made to eliminate all forms of child labour in Vietnam by 2025
http://dtinews.vn/en/news/017/55709/efforts-made-to-eliminate-all-forms-of-child-labour-in-vietnam-by-2025.html
CAMBODIA
* Garment workers travel to factories standing in the back of flatbed trucks that often crash
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115634/garment-workers-travel-to-factories-standing-in-the-back-of-flatbed-trucks-that-often-crash/
* ADB to launch $60M Labour Ministry program next year * ADB to launch $60M Labour Ministry program next year
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-launch-60m-labour-ministry-program-next-year
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http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115184/adb-unveils-new-vocational-training-project/
* PM vows to halt surprise factory closings
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-vows-halt-surprise-factory-closings
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http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115344/pm-says-government-victimised-when-factory-owners-flee/
* Government pays $1.2 million to garment workers who gave birth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115636/government-pays-1-2-million-to-garment-workers-who-gave-birth/
* Apparel giant VF Corporation refutes ministry’s allegations
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apparel-giant-vf-corporation-refutes-ministrys-allegations
* Apparel groups including H&M and Gap urge Cambodia garment industry reform, seek meeting with Hun Sen
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apparel-groups-including-hm-and-gap-urge-cambodia-garment-industry-reform-seek-meeting-hun
* US apparel giant pledges to purchase more Cambodian goods
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115087/us-apparel-giant-pledges-to-purchase-more-cambodian-goods/
MYANMAR/BURMA
* Workers strike for immediate increase in minimum wage
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/workers-strike-immediate-increase-minimum-wage.html
BANGLADESH
* Most garment workers have no contract:survey
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/most-garment-workers-have-no-contractsurvey-1551637
* RMG workers demand Tk 16,000 minimum wage
http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/172855/RMG-workers-demand-Tk-16-000-minimum-wage
* First meeting of wage board for apparel workers held
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/first-meeting-wage-board-apparel-workers-held-1550824
* Completing garment factory remediation
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/editorial/completing-garment-factory-remediation-1521737601
* Bangladesh seeks UN support for its inclusive approach towards women development
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/03/22/bangladesh-seeks-un-support-inclusive-approach-women-development/
* Police, workers clash leaves 20 injured in Ctg
http://www.newagebd.net/article/37335/police-workers-clash-leaves-20-injured-in-ctg
* How to achieve sustainable growth in spinning industry
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/opinions/how-to-achieve-sustainable-growth-in-spinning-industry-1521473116
* Brands that have not signed the 2018 Accord
http://www.industriall-union.org/brands-that-have-not-signed-the-2018-accord
* Jhut godowns catch fire in Gazipur
http://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/67538/Jhut-godowns-catch-fire-in-Gazipur
* RMG units to invest $2.0b in MEZ, create 0.5m jobs
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/rmg-units-to-invest-20b-in-mez-create-05m-jobs-1521690785
* BGMEA to get 500 acres in Mirsharai economic zone
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/bgmea-get-500-acres-mirsharai-economic-zone-1551058
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http://www.newagebd.net/article/37309/bgmea-to-get-500-acres-of-land-in-mirsarai-ez-for-rmg-park
* Get ready for fourth industrial revolution: experts
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/get-ready-fourth-industrial-revolution-experts-1551601
INDIA
* Government extends facility for fixed-termed term employment for all sectors
The government has extended the facility of hiring workers on fixed-term employment to all sectors for improving the ease of doing business for players intending to hire people for completing specified projects, tasks or orders.
This facility was available only for the apparel manufacturing sector as per the Industrial Establishment (Standing Order) 1946.
As per a notification issued by the labour ministry to amend the Order, words “fixed-term employment in apparel manufacturing sector” will be replaced by “fixed-term employment” meaning that facility would be available for all sectors….
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/20/government-extends-facility-for-fixed-termed-term-employment-for-all-sectors-1789953.html
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/govt-extends-provision-for-fixed-term-employment-to-all-sectors/story-D8PhSRUBunP2c2C65WIYIM.html
* Target to double the textile revenues to USD 300 bn by 2025
http://www.india.com/news/agencies/target-to-double-the-textile-revenues-to-usd-300-bn-by-2025-2948089/
* Tirupur garment units turn to Ethiopia
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/tirupur-garment-units-turn-to-ethiopia/article23316277.ece
* Agricultural workers suicides rising, but 2016 data shows overall drop in farmer suicides
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agricultural-workers-suicides-rising-but-2016-data-shows-overall-drop-in-farmer-suicides/article23318180.ece
* CBI books CCI officials for cotton MSP fraud in Telangana
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cbi-books-cci-officials-for-cotton-msp-fraud-in-telangana/articleshow/63389527.cms
* Call for measures to start cotton production
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/mar/21/call-for-measures-to-start-cotton-production-1790312.html
* Cotton plantings to fall by 12 percent as pesticide dents farmers’ income
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/20/cotton-plantings-to-fall-by-12-percent-as-pesticide-dents-farmers-income-1789897.html
* Seed men support sought to check HT cotton spread
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/seed-men-support-sought-to-check-ht-cotton-spread/article23298067.ece
* Fully automatic powerloom for coir geo textiles launched
http://www.india.com/news/agencies/fully-automatic-powerloom-for-coir-geo-textiles-launched-2949466/
* Eco-friendly and sustainable denim brands you should know exist
https://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/eco-friendly-and-sustainable-denim-brands-you-should-know-exist/story-j0NMFJExaeIcaA7KjgQmwN.html
PAKISTAN
* Workers demand govt-fixed wages
https://nation.com.pk/23-Mar-2018/workers-demand-govt-fixed-wages
* Special report | Sexual harassment in Pakistan: Misogyny in the workplace: hidden in plain sight
https://www.dawn.com/news/1396333/special-report-sexual-harassment-in-pakistan-misogyny-in-the-workplace-hidden-in-plain-sight
* Sexual harassment
https://www.dawn.com/news/1396577
* Tripartite committee to suggest amendments to labour laws
https://www.dawn.com/news/1396296/tripartite-committee-to-suggest-amendments-to-labour-laws
* Court hears from MLOs in Baldia factory fire case
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/295312-n-a
* Textile industry: Governor assures millers of taking up issues with PM
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1667108/2-textile-industry-governor-assures-millers-taking-issues-pm/
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https://dailytimes.com.pk/218388/aptma-assured-of-resolution-of-their-demands/
* Textile exports surge by 7.17% to $8.8b
https://nation.com.pk/21-Mar-2018/textile-exports-surge-by-7-17pc-to-8-8b
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1396824
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https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/294939-textile-exports-up-7-2-percent-to-8-8bln-in-eight-months
HAITI
* Garment brands must step up to the plate in Haiti
http://www.industriall-union.org/garment-brands-must-step-up-to-the-plate-in-haiti
OTHER
* Broad convening showcases growing momentum for transparency in the garment supply chain
https://cleanclothes.org/news/2018/03/21/broad-convening-showcases-growing-momentum-for-transparency-in-the-garment-supply-chain
* Open letter calls on EU Commission to include human rights expertise in technical expert group on sustainable finance; BHRRC among signatories
https://business-humanrights.org/en/open-letter-calls-on-eu-commission-to-include-human-rights-expertise-in-technical-expert-group-on-sustainable-finance-bhrrc-among-signatories
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