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36 organizations raise concerns with Cambodian PM over changes to trade union law

Jan 17, 2020 —

On December 18, 2019, 36 Cambodian and international civil society organizations, including MSN, sent a joint letter to Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Hun Sen, expressing their concerns regarding recent amendments to the Law on Trade Unions, which were approved by the Cambodian Senate earlier that month.

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Hundreds still criminalized one year after violent crackdown on Bangladesh wage protests

Jan 17, 2020 —

Photo: Clean Clothes Campaign

Over a year has passed since tens of thousands of garment workers took to the streets at the end of December 2018 and January 2019, to protest the Bangladeshi government’s failure to set a decent minimum wage that would meet their basic needs.

Take action: Justice for Jorge Alberto Acosto

On November 16, 2019, two men shot and killed Jorge Alberto Acosta in a billiard parlor just four blocks from his house in La Lima, Cortes, Honduras. Jorge, 62, was a union leader for SITRATERCO, the oldest union in the country, which represents Chiquita banana workers.

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Precedent-setting Agreements Reached in Lesotho on Gender-based Violence at Work

Oct 30, 2019 —

Photo: Workers Rights Consortium Sam Mokhele, General Secretary, NACTWU; Thusoana Ntlama, Program Coordinator, FIDA; May Rathakane, Deputy General Secretary, IDUL; Libakiso Matlho, National Director, WLSA; Daniel Maraisane, Deputy General Secretary, UNITE

On August 15, 2019, a number of complementary, legally binding agreements were signed to launch a pilot program aimed at eliminating sexual harassment and gender-based violence in five major garment and textile factories in the Southern African country of Lesotho.

Maternity rights and childcare in Bangladesh

Study conducted by the Awaj Foundation with support from the Fair Labor Association identifies issues related to maternity rights in the Bangladesh garment sector (September 2019).

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Surge in Supply Chain Transparency: Laws needed to ensure companies adopt human rights practices

STAR union reaches settlement with Gildan, but job commitments lacking

"Catching Up" on the Labour Reform in Mexico

Call on Levi’s, PVH, Ralph Lauren & Walmart to Stop Wage Theft in El Salvador

Employer Guidance on Freedom of Association in Mexico

Companies and Brands: Leverage points with international apparel companies

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