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Myanmar's Garment Workers Are Calling for Fashion's Support Myanmar's Garment Workers Are Calling for Fashion Industry Support A demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar on February 9, 2021. Getty Images / SAI AUNG MAIN Remake CEO Ayesha Barenblat and PayUp Fashion's Elizabeth L. Cline hosted an emergency conference recently in which a number of union leaders and garment workers spoke of the current situation in Myanmar. The discussion primarily addressed how the military coup is affecting garment workers in the region and how the brands they work for are — or rather,...

17.03.2021, 11:08 IndustriAll Global Union stands ready to make a fundamental decision. The international trade union of workers IndustriAll is ready to exclude Belkhimprofsoyuz from its ranks, Salidarnasts reports. - IndustriAll is ready to help financially strike committees and independent trade unions in Belarus, as well as to exclude Belkhimprofsoyuz. Also, the organizations will put pressure on the management of Belarusian enterprises, where the rights of workers are infringed upon, the newspaper reports. The Belarusian trade union of workers in the chemical, mining, and oil industries ...

Members of the Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) lining up as part of the anti-coup protests on March 2, 2021. Photo: FGWM. As the Burmese military coup leaders escalated repression against the democracy uprising in the country this week, two Burmese union federations this week called for international pressure on their government. The Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) is asking for international sanctions against the regime. The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) is asking for international apparel companies to use their leverage over Burmese suppliers to prot...

Labour List MP The Local Electoral (Maori Wards and Maori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passed recently, giving councils the ability to create Maori Wards which will give Maori a more equitable say in how our local communities are run. This change was championed by local government organisations all across the country, with staunch support from Maori. A big thank you to all of the submitters from the Western Bay who believe in meaningful Maori representation at all levels. It was great to see that the Emergency Management messaging of “if it’s long and strong get gone” really was ta...

As the Burmese military coup leaders escalated repression against the democracy uprising in the country this week, two Burmese union federations this week called for international pressure on their government. The Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar (CTUM) is asking for international sanctions against the regime. The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) is asking for