dressed & undressed clothed & stripped - in the news 5-10 April 2018

PHILIPPINES

* Labor groups seek wage hike
http://www.manilatimes.net/labor-groups-seek-wage-hike/391466/

VIETNAM

* Fire damage at RK Resources estimated at $5.5 million
http://www.vir.com.vn/fire-damage-at-rk-resources-estimated-at-55-million-58062.html

* Fire in textile warehouse to be extinguished by Thursday (04/04)
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/425782/fire-in-warehouse-to-be-extinguished-by-thursday.html

* Fire destroys Texhong Yinlong’s 8,000sq.m factory in Quang Ninh
http://www.vir.com.vn/fire-destroys-texhong-yinlongs-8000sqm-factory-57993.html
& 2nd item:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/198519/huge-fires-destroy-two-foreign-invested-factories-in-binh-duong—quang-ninh.html
&
http://www.vir.com.vn/texhong-yinlong-factory-halts-operations-after-fire-58018.html

* Pension, social allowance to be increased
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/425826/pension-social-allowance-to-be-increased.html

* Long An works to tackle difficulties of South Korea (textile) firms
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/425951/long-an-works-to-tackle-difficulties-of-south-korea-firms.html

* EVFTA to boost textile firms’ exports
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/425851/evfta-to-boost-textile-firms-exports.html

* 900 businesses to attend textile fair in HCM City
http://bizhub.vn/news/900-businesses-to-attend-textile-fair-in-hcm-city_293980.html

* Garment-textile sector earns $8 billion from exports in Q1
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/198541/garment-textile-sector-earns–8-billion-from-exports-in-q1.html

* In Vietnam’s special economic zones, transparency should eclipse tax wavers: legislator
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/in-vietnam-s-special-economic-zones-transparency-should-eclipse-tax-wavers-legislator-3732592.html

CAMBODIA

* More than 2,500 garment workers receive unpaid wages
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50301179/more-than-2500-garment-workers-receive-unpaid-wages/

* Garment workers feel cheated
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50300654/garment-workers-feel-cheated/

BANGLADESH

* 1 sentenced to death for killing Aminul
Labour leader’s family, RMG activists reject verdict, say plotters let off
http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/1-sentenced-death-killing-aminul-1560094
&
http://www.newagebd.net/article/38600/fugitive-to-die

* RMG worker gets death for killing labour leader Aminul
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/bangladesh-tangail-court-readymade-garments-rmg-worker-gets-death-killing-labour-leader-aminul-islam-1559758
&
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2018/04/08/one-die-labour-rights-activist-aminul-islam-murder-case/
&
http://www.newagebd.net/article/38600/man-to-die-for-killing-labour-leader-in-tangail
&
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/08/aminul-islam-murder-absconding-garment-worker-sentenced-to-death
&
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/crime/absconding-garment-worker-sentenced-to-death-1523175695
&
http://www.banglanews24.com/national/article/67853/RMG-worker-to-die-for-killing-labour-leader-Aminul

* Women lead push for rights in Bangladesh’s fashion factories
http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/173656/Women-lead-push-for-rights-in-Bangladesh%E2%80%99s-fashion
&
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-factories-unions/women-lead-push-for-rights-in-bangladeshs-fashion-factories-idUSKCN1HC040

* Release trade union leaders
Demands int’l garment workers’ rights body
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/release-trade-union-leaders-1560145
&
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/law-rights/2018/04/08/clean-clothes-campaign-calls-release-bangladeshi-trade-union-leaders/

* Clean Clothes Campaign calls for immediate release of Bangladesh trade unionists held on false charges
https://cleanclothes.org/news/2018/04/07/clean-clothes-campaign-calls-for-immediate-release-of-bangladesh-trade-unionists-held-on-false-charges

* HC grants interim bail to 7 garment union leaders
http://www.newagebd.net/article/38409/hc-grants-bail-to-7-garment-union-leaders
&
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/HC-grants-interim-bail-to-7-trade-union-leaders%C2%A0/67469

* UN committee implores Bangladesh to step up its game on wages, labour rights and compensation
https://cleanclothes.org/news/2018/04/05/un-committee-implores-bangladesh-to-step-up-its-game-on-wages-labour-rights-and-compensation

* Corruption a big concern
UN body cites ‘inefficiency’ of ACC in combating pervasive graft
http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/corruption-big-concern-1558876

* Accord’s extension now more difficult
The Accord’s bid to stay on in Bangladesh for three more years has become trickier after the High Court this week restrained the government for extending the inspection agency’s tenure because of a writ petition filed by Smart Jeans.

Were there no order, the EU-based inspection agency might have succeeded in securing the extension by lobbying with the ministries of commerce and labour and employment. Now, the court’s permission is needed for the extension to come through.

Since there is an injunction, the government will not be able to extend the tenure of the Accord beyond May 31, said Md Yousuf Ali, a lawyer of Smart Jeans….
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/accords-extension-now-more-difficult-1560520
&
http://www.newagebd.net/article/38698/hc-restrains-accord-extension

* 5 years after the world’s largest garment factory collapse, is safety in Bangladesh any better?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/5-years-after-the-worlds-largest-garment-factory-collapse-is-safety-in-bangladesh-any-better

* Bangladesh fire service has come a long way
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladesh-fire-service-has-come-long-way-1558921

* BSEC halves its fines on Dragon Sweater
http://www.newagebd.net/article/38570/bsec-halves-its-fines-on-dragon-sweater

* Bangladeshi exporters face highest US import duties
http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/commerce/2018/04/09/bangladeshi-exporters-highest-us-import-duties/