Sitting targets: negligence and occupational risk in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan writer Shiran Illanperuma takes an intimate look at labor conditions in the island nation, from factories to plantations
With 67% of the population considered “poor”, Lesotho gears up to face highest US tariff rate
The highest tariff of 50% imposed on one of the smallest and poorest sub-Saharan African countries, essentially penalizes the inability of its workers producing American brands to afford them.
Journalist killed in firing at garment workers’ protest in Haiti and other stories
Today we look at the violent repression of garment workers’ protests in Haiti, a report on Israel’s illegal practice of withholding bodies of Palestinians, and more
Unions win the right to organize under ACT agreement in Myanmar
Several dispute resolution settlements between Myanmar-based suppliers and local trade unions have been concluded under the Action, Collaboration, Transformation agreement during the COVID-19 crisis
Health workers left in the lurch as pandemic spreads in Bangladesh
The International Secretary of the Socialist Student Front in Bangladesh, Manisha Chakraborty, talks about how Bangladesh is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
Two workers die after being chased by police in Bangladesh
While trying to disperse protesting workers demanding wages and allowances in Bhaluka Upazila district, the police fired tear gas canisters causing two fleeing workers to be hit by a fast-moving truck
Lockdown due to COVID-19 hits garment and textile sector in Pakistan
Since March, nearly half a million textile and garment industry workers have been dismissed in Punjab province alone, as per the Pakistan Workers’ Federation






