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Seeking solutions to childcare needs of maquila workers in El Salvador (May 2018)

Jun 7, 2018 —

In May, 2018, the Coalition for Decent Work for Women (CEDM), which includes Salvadoran women’s and trade union organizations, and MSN published Seeking Solutions to Childcare Needs of Maquila Workers in El Salvador.

More than 50 workers attempting to organize at Mexican garment factory have been fired

Jun 5, 2018 —

More than 50 leaders and members of an Independent Worker Coalition at the Rintex garment factory in the Mexican state of Morelos have been fired for wanting to be represented by an independent union.

Childcare in Central America: Legal Requirements and International Conventions (May 2018)

May 16, 2018 —

This educational resource compares childcare laws and regulations in four garment-producing Central American countries and profiles relevant international conventions on childcare. It was prepared by MSN for Central American women’s, trade union and labour rights organizations, as well as international apparel brands that participate in the Americas Group, a multi-stakeholder forum involving brands and manufacturers, the Global Union IndustriALL, the Fair Labor Association, and MSN.

Debate on Mexican Labour Justice Reform Continues as Counter-Reform Bill Suspended (May 2018)

May 10, 2018 —

Today, MSN published its latest Update on the ongoing debate in Mexico concerning the implementing legislation for the Constitutional Reform to the country’s labour justice system.

The May 2018 Update deciphers a complicated series of events that led to the temporary suspension of a counter-reform bill that would have undercut, if not totally negated, the spirit and intent of the February 2017 Constitutional Reform.

Gender Based Violence in the H&M Garment Supply Chain

May 2, 2018 —

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On the 5th Anniversary of Rana Plaza, tell brands to sign the renewed Accord

Apr 24, 2018 —

Photo credit: AFL-CIO Solidarity Center

Today marks the five-year anniversary of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building that took the lives of 1,134 garment workers and seriously injured over 2,500. It is now widely known that workers who reported for work that morning did not want to enter the building because they knew it was unsafe were told by managers that they had to go to work in order to meet order deadlines of the international brands.

Five years after Rana Plaza, brands must renew their commitment to worker safety

Apr 18, 2018 —

One week before the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, Global Unions and NGO witness signatories to the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety are calling on international apparel brands to sign on to the Accord’s independent factory inspection program for another three years.

Read more about Five years after Rana Plaza, brands must renew their commitment to worker safety

Petition Canada to ratify ILO's Domestic Workers Convention (C189)

Mar 14, 2018 —

Photo: CISO

CISO (Centre International de Solidarité Ouvrière) is launching a campaign to pressure Canada into signing ILO Convention 189 on the rights of domestic workers. Click here for more details.

Read more about Petition Canada to ratify ILO's Domestic Workers Convention (C189)

Drop the bogus charges against Moeun Tola, say labour and human rights groups (February 2018)

Mar 13, 2018 —

Photo: Heng Chivoan

85 national and international human and labour rights organizations and global unions from around the world have joined together to call for an end to the politically motivated prosecution of Cambodian human rights defender, Moeun Tola.

Cases where brands compensated workers after factory closures (March 2018)

Mar 13, 2018 —

This MSN resource profiles important precedents between 2006 and 2017 where apparel brands provided compensation to workers when one of their supplier factories was closed and when the supplier failed to pay workers their severance and other lawful benefits.

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