VIETNAM
* Fire rips through clothing factory – Nobody was injured
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/425082/fire-rips-through-clothing-factory.html
* Vietnamese women outnumbered by men in top management roles: report
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/data-speaks/vietnamese-women-outnumbered-by-men-in-top-management-roles-report-3727865.html
* Mekong Delta province to have 14 industrial hubs
http://english.vov.vn/economy/mekong-delta-province-to-have-14-industrial-hubs-371191.vov
* Vietnamese labourers facing with challenge of Industry 4.0
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/425222/vietnamese-labourers-facing-with-challenge-of-industry-40.html
* Vietnam unprepared for imminent 4th Industrial Revolution: experts
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/vietnam-unprepared-for-imminent-4th-industrial-revolution-experts-3728896.html
* Vietnam-France bilateral trade enjoys continuous growth
http://english.vov.vn/trade/vietnamfrance-bilateral-trade-enjoys-continuous-growth-371282.vov
* Strangers go to Dak Nong Province to recruit children to work in HCM City
….Similarly, Phàng A Hồng (also at Phú Vinh Village) has two daughters (16 and 14 year old), who are working in a garment factory in HCM City. He said that they just telephoned saying life was very difficult…
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/197758/strangers-go-to-dak-nong-province-to-recruit-children-to-work-in-hcm-city.html
CAMBODIA
* Dismissed unionist mulling court
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dismissed-unionist-mulling-court
* Authorities call for increased surveillance of unions, NGOs
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-call-increased-surveillance-unions-ngos
* PM muses on minimum wage growth
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-muses-minimum-wage-growth
* PM predicts at least $250 per month for garment workers in 2023
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50202050/pm-predicts-at-least-250-per-month-for-garment-workers-in-2023/
BANGLADESH
* Binding Power: The Sourcing Squeeze, Workers’ Rights, and Building Safety in Bangladesh Since Rana Plaza
http://lser.la.psu.edu/gwr/documents/CGWR2017ResearchReportBindingPower.pdf
* Appointment cards keep eluding garment workers: Govt findings
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/appointment-cards-keep-eluding-garment-workers-govt-findings-1522297963
* Accord cuts ties with 10 more RMG factories
http://www.newagebd.net/article/37532/accord-cuts-ties-with-10-more-rmg-factories
* Effective implementation of GFAs in the garment industry
http://www.industriall-union.org/effective-implementation-of-gfas-in-the-garment-industry
* How Bangladesh should respond to global apparel industry changes
http://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/economics/how-bangladesh-should-respond-global-apparel-industry-changes-1554868
* Fire at jute mill in Khulna guts warehouses
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/27/fire-at-jute-mill-in-khulna-guts-warehouses
INDIA
* ‘Violation of labour laws rampant at garment units in Madurai’
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/violation-of-labour-laws-rampant-at-garment-units-in-madurai/article23352908.ece
* Petitions filed to revise minimum wages
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/mar/25/petitions-filed-to-revise-minimum-wages-1792111.html
* Why women are falling off the employment map
https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/why-women-are-falling-off-the-employment-map/story-h9UNh7n45RM2JKtQ4SwiaM.html
* Urinals don’t exist in 30% textile units: Study
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/urinals-dont-exist-in-30-textile-units-study/articleshow/63471962.cms
* In T.N., the Army scouts for T-shirts and chemical protection
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/in-tn-the-army-scouts-for-t-shirts-and-chemical-protection/article23346264.ece
* Must tweak rules to stop entry of Chinese fabrics: Official
http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/mar/27/must-tweak-rules-to-stop-entry-of-chinese-fabrics-official-1793299.html
* MoS textiles to interact with industry captains, SGCCI
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/mos-textiles-to-interact-with-industry-captains-sgcci/articleshow/63494507.cms
* Tirupur exporters upset over govt’s advance tax collection method
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tirupur-exporters-upset-over-govts-advance-tax-collection-method/article23352724.ece
* Textile traders to join hands to clear water hyacinth from Tapi
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/textile-traders-to-join-hands-to-clear-water-hyacinth-from-tapi/articleshow/63447427.cms
* Building sealed
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/building-sealed/article23368602.ece
* Cotton spinners to recover profits on improving demand: Icra
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/cotton-spinners-to-recover-profits-on-improving-demand-icra/articleshow/63518268.cms
* Govt. committed to revival of handlooms: KTR
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/govt-committed-to-revival-of-handlooms-ktr/article23367118.ece
* Collaborative training for Telangana women weavers
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/as-part-of-a-programme-called-disha-undp-creative-bee-and-idf-will-help-women-weavers-step-up-the-quality-of-handlooms-and-form-a-cooperative-movement/article23363635.ece
* Second to none
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/second-to-none/article23369388.ece
* After pest attack, cotton growers battle poor prices, huge losses
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/after-pest-attack-cotton-growers-battle-poor-prices-huge-losses/articleshow/63523748.cms
* Farmers rally in Maharashtra: it’s time for a reality check
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/farmers-rally-in-maharashtra-it-s-time-for-a-reality-check/story-zFTaTF5RpNoeDYXAZwQhqK.html
* Police seize fake cotton seed, 3 arrested
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/police-seize-fake-cotton-seed-3-arrested/article23367508.ece
* Cotton loaded truck catches fire in Sendhwa
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/fire-sendhwa-march-28-cotton-loaded-truck-catches-fire/articleshow/63523433.cms
* Greaves Cotton declares Closure of Chennai Plant: Workers on Protest
http://tnlabour.in/factory-workers/3618
PAKISTAN
* Disbursement of pension to families of Baldia fire victims begins
https://www.dawn.com/news/1396905/disbursement-of-pension-to-families-of-baldia-fire-victims-begins
* Govt agrees to stop cotton imports during crop picking
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1668667/2-govt-agrees-stop-cotton-imports-crop-picking/
* Ban on cultivation of cotton before April 1
There is a complete ban on cultivation of cotton in the province before the start of April. Punjab agriculture department sources said this here on Sunday.
Sources said that attack chances of pink bollworm onearly-sown cotton increases. And keeping in view the possibility, the department has banned early sowing of
the crop.
Sources furthe r said that field teams have been mobilized to counter the attack of white fly andpink bollworm.
https://nation.com.pk/26-Mar-2018/ban-on-cultivation-of-cotton-before-april-1
* APTMA assured of resolution of their demands
https://dailytimes.com.pk/218388/aptma-assured-of-resolution-of-their-demands/
* Export sector upbeat on growth prospect after China’s assurance
Industrial export sector of the country would get level playing field following assurance of Chinese government that it would hold a meeting on the status of negotiations on phase II of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Executive members of industrial export sectors, including textile, leather, marble and others described the step as a good omen for country’s industrial export as FTA with China had been “denting the exports, besides influx of duty free goods into country making domestic industry uncompetitive”.
Proposed waivers on products in Pakistan under FTA was a threat to domestic industry, which had already been braving high cost of doing business and higher cost of value-added imports.
Talking to Daily Times, Agha Saiddain of tanning sector, Ghulam Rabbani of yarn and cotton, Sanaullah Khan of onyx and marble, Jawed Bilwani of apparel and others were of the view that waiver in duties on Chinese products had made the local industry uncompetitive. “Our industry is totally ignored and placed under
tremendous pressure.”…
https://dailytimes.com.pk/217456/export-sector-upbeat-on-growth-prospect-after-chinas-assurance/
ASIA
* Do you know who made it? Young Asians campaign to stop slavery
http://news.trust.org/item/20180328073857-bx2sn/
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https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/do-you-know-who-made-it-young-asians-campaign-to-stop-slavery-3729075.html
OTHER
* H&M’s famously cheap clothes are about to get even cheaper
https://quartzy.qz.com/1238419/hm-on-sale-why-you-can-expect-more-markdowns-to-come/
* No spring in H&M’s profits after cold snap
http://www.thedailystar.net/business/global-business/no-spring-hms-profits-after-cold-snap-1554301
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