dressed & undressed clothed & stripped - in the news 10- 17 May 2018

PHILIPPINES

* Cavite workers go on strike, slam harassment by PEZA
https://partidongmanggagawa2001.blogspot.fr/2018/05/cavite-workers-go-on-strike-slam.html

VIETNAM

* Garment becomes second largest foreign currency earner
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/200432/garment-becomes-second-largest-foreign-currency-earner.html
&
http://www.vir.com.vn/garments-gain-2nd-largest-export-value-59157.html

* CPTPP likely to increase garment exports to Australia
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/427721/cptpp-likely-to-increase-garment-exports-to-australia.html

* Global shoe manufacturers shift sourcing from China to Vietnam
http://www.vir.com.vn/global-shoe-manufacturers-shift-sourcing-from-china-to-vietnam-59101.html

* HCM City needs 27,000 labourers in May
Of the total, 19.93 percent are in sale sector, while 15.09 percent are in the service sector, and 18.94 percent in the garment-textile and footwear industry.
The rest are jobs related to transportation, storage, mechanics and import-export….
http://english.vov.vn/society/hcm-city-needs-27000-labourers-in-may-374722.vov

CAMBODIA

* Garment workers resume protests
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50490633/garment-workers-resume-protests/

* Garment protest continues
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-protest-continues

* Workers protest over unpaid wages
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50489113/workers-protest-over-unpaid-wages/

* Union group fears for future of EU trade deal
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/union-group-fears-future-eu-trade-deal

* Labour reviewing short-term contracts
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-reviewing-short-term-contracts

* PM instructs Labour Ministry to approve paid paternity leave
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50488569/pm-instructs-labour-ministry-to-approve-paid-paternity-leave/

MYANMAR/BURMA

* Minimum Wage Hike Only a First Step, Labor Activists Say
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/minimum-wage-hike-only-a-first-step-labor-activists-say.html

* Daily minimum wage set at Ks-4800
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/13921

* New wage formally set
http://www.mizzima.com/business-domestic/new-wage-formally-set

* Government makes it official: Basic wage is K4800
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/government-makes-it-official-basic-wage-k4800.html

* Unitedtex Overseas Garment Factory workers strike for minimum wage
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/13904

* Activists, experts see no improvement in labour rights
https://www.mmtimes.com/news/activists-experts-see-no-improvement-labour-rights.html

BANGLADESH

* RMG labour rights bodies demand Tk 16,000 as minimum wage
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/rmg-labour-rights-bodies-demand-tk-16000-as-minimum-wage-1526476830

* RMG wage board to submit proposals by 3 months, says minister
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41039/rmg-wage-board-to-submit-proposals-by-3-months-says-minister

* Improve labour situation to attain SDG goals
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41285/improve-labour-situation-to-attain-sdg-goals
&
https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/05/15/cpd-bangladesh-labour-standards-lagging-behind-in-sdg-era

* Improve labour standard to avail GSP facilities in EU: CPD
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/bangladesh/improve-labour-standard-to-avail-gsp-facilities-in-eu-cpd-1526389493

* Labour law amendment key to GSP Plus: economist
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/labour-law-amendment-key-gsp-plus-economist-1577017

* Trade unions to protect workers’ right, not for creating anarchy: Minister
https://www.thedailystar.net/city/trade-unions-protect-workers-right-not-creating-anarchy-1575703

* No maternity leave for workers, though mentioned in law
https://dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/05/13/no-maternity-leave-for-workers-though-mentioned-in-law

* Workers’ representation in trade union ‘to be brought down’
http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Workers-representation-in-trade-union-to-be-brought-down-%C2%A0/70399

* Govt rushes to amend labour law
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/govt-rushes-amend-labour-law-1574659
&
https://www.thedailystar.net/country/labour-law-amended-ahead-international-labour-conference-1574590

* Empowering Bangladesh’s female garment workers
https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/project-syndicate/empowering-bangladeshs-female-garment-workers-1575067

* ‘Apon’s inclusive model increases RMG workers’ real income’
https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/05/16/apon-s-inclusive-model-increases-rmg-workers-real-income

* Accord’s extension runs into trouble
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/accords-extension-runs-trouble-1577539

* Five garment factories receive financial support for remediation
http://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/five-garments-receive-financial-support-for-remediation-1526389555

* Govt to allow inspection of DIFE in EPZs
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41286/govt-to-allow-inspection-of-dife-in-epzs

* Accord to stay 6 more months in Bangladesh
https://www.thedailystar.net/country/accord-stay-6-more-months-bangladesh-1574596
&
http://en.prothomalo.com/economy/news/175383/Accord-to-work-in-RMG-sector-for-6-more-months

* Accord to stay till nat’l body becomes fully ready
http://www.newagebd.net/article/40902/accord-to-stay-till-natl-body-becomes-fully-ready

* Govt allows Accord to work in RMG sector for 6 more months
http://www.newagebd.net/article/40871/govt-allows-accord-to-work-in-rmg-sector-for-6-more-months

* Mill owners in a tight corner
They are hit by deluge of cheap Chinese, Indian yarn and fabric
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/mill-owners-tight-corner-1575892
&
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41117/bonded-warehouse-border-haat-misuse-hurting-local-textile-mills

* Jul-Apr RMG exports to India surge 115%
http://www.newagebd.net/article/41040/jul-apr-rmg-exports-to-india-surge-115pc

* Exports climb on apparel boost
https://www.thedailystar.net/business/exports-climb-apparel-boost-1574668
&
http://www.newagebd.net/article/40903/exports-top-304b-in-july-april-but-remain-slightly-below-target

INDIA

* New website to list ‘dubious’ foreign garment buyers
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-website-to-list-dubious-foreign-garment-buyers/article23898175.ece

* Fighting For Rights Of India’s Women Garment Workers
https://www.worldcrunch.com/migrant-lives-1/fighting-for-rights-of-india39s-women-garment-workers

* India Offers Garment Workers Counselling After Spate of Deaths
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-textiles-workers/india-offers-garment-workers-counseling-after-spate-of-deaths-idUSKBN1IA2E9

* Garment Workers Win Back Transport Facility
http://tnlabour.in/factory-workers/6775

* Vasan urges govt. to help powerloom workers
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vasan-urges-govt-to-help-powerloom-workers/article23878125.ece

* AEPC seeks strengthening of special package for garments
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/aepc-seeks-strengthening-of-special-package-for-garments/article23859689.ece

* Tenant farmer kills self
A tenant farmer allegedly committed suicide unable to cope with financial losses in cotton cultivation at Reddypalem in Burgampadu mandal in the early hours on Wednesday….
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/tenant-farmer-suffers-loss-kills-self/article23908108.ece

* Explainer: SC Will Not Stay High Court Order in Monsanto v. Nuziveedu Case
https://thewire.in/the-sciences/explainer-sc-will-not-stay-high-court-order-in-monsanto-v-nuziveedu-case

* Former child labourers script success
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/former-child-labourers-script-success/article23907790.ece

* GI tag no help for Kothwada weavers
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/gi-tag-no-help-for-kothwada-weavers/article23906526.ece