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More garment workers face unemployment in Myanmar
Myanmar’s garment industry union leaders fear another 200,000 garment workers in the country could lose their jobs by the end of the year due...
Cambodian garment manufacturer call for wage cuts
As the coronavirus pandemic bites and export numbers drop, garment manufacturing companies in Cambodia have asked the...
European Union revokes preferential trade status for Cambodia
The European Union on the 12th annual EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit that took place in Brussels on October 18-19 temporarily revoked its...
Mass faintings at Cambodian garment factories
Mass faintings involving hundreds of people have occurred at least twice this week at factories in Cambodia, where workers who make popular sportswear fell...
Police fire warning shots at Cambodia protesters
Cambodian police fired warning shots on striking garment protesters and hit them with their batons on December 27 after they joined an opposition protest...
Further wage rise in Cambodia expected for 2014
The political tension after elections have inspired the Cambodia government to take steps to further increase the minimum wage for garment and footwear workers.
After...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...