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Malathi, a South Indian woman in her mid-30s with long black hair and a round, expressive face, is among the more fortunate garment workers in Asia. The mother of two, who chose to go by a pseudonym for this story, just started her 12th year at a factory in Bangalore owned by Shahi Exports, India’s largest garment exporter and a supplier to the likes of The Gap, H&M, and Uniqlo. Malathi’s take-home pay of $30 per week is higher than the $22, $24, and $26 her colleagues make on average in, respectively, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. And with a typical workweek of 48 hours, she is spared the excessive overtime endemic to the sector. Notably, especially given the prevalence of fac
The report shows that a lot of progress has been made to make factories safer
The witness signatories to the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety say remaining safety hazards in Bangladeshi factories show that apparel brands must not abandon a binding safety programme.
In a new report, Unfinished Business: Outstanding safety hazards at garment factories show that the Accord must be extended and expanded , the signatories demonstrate that the Accord s work must continue, and call for brands and retailers to sign a new, legally binding agreement that will allow the Accord s work to be extended and its model to be expanded to other countries.
FEATURE-Defying Chinese surveillance, young Uyghurs abroad speak up online Reuters 7 hrs ago Activists report hacking, online abuse and physical surveillance China said activists are paid to spread made-up stories Uyghur diaspora comprises more than 1 million people
By Lin Taylor
LONDON, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Unwinding for the evening in her Washington, D.C. flat, Uyghur activist Jewher Ilham often has two thoughts as she turns on her laptop: What should I watch tonight? And will I be interrupted by Chinese hackers again?
From her webcam switching on by itself to her laptop s cursor moving around as she watches Netflix, it is a bugbear Ilham has learnt to live with since she started criticizing the Chinese government for detaining her father, a Uyghur academic, nearly a decade ago.