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Cambodian garment workers mobilize for $177/month minimum wage

Caren — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:55:44 +0000

Cambodian garment workers mobilize for $177/month minimum wage

Take action on killing of over 300 workers in Pakistan

kevin — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:18:55 +0000

Over 300 workers were killed in devastating factory fires on 11 September 2012 at a garment factory in Karachi and a shoe factory in Lahore, Pakistan. We urge all MSN supporters to join a LabourStart campaign by writing to the Pakistani Prime Minister calling on his government to investigate and punish those responsible, fully compensate the victims and their families, and identify the gaps in public oversight that allow factory owners to operate unsafe workplaces.

Can National Competitiveness Strategies Include Decent Work?

kevin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:27:02 +0000

What options are open to poor garment-producing countries in a period of trade liberalization and global economic crisis? Must they join the race to the bottom on wages and working conditions or can they take a different road to competitiveness that respects workers' rights and provides decent work?

Tell Wal-Mart: Require Chong Won to negotiate with independent union

kevin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:07:08 +0000

Send a letter to Wal-Mart today, urging the world's largest and most powerful retailer to use its considerable influence to put a stop to blatant and serious violations of workers' rights at the Chong Won supply factory in the Philippines. To send a letter immediately, click here.