The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers’ rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers’ interests

50-year-old Shahid ul Islam was allegedly beaten to death in an attack on Sunday evening which other union members claim was perpetrated by “mercenaries” of factory owners. 

Clothing brands operating in the country have still not joined the Accord on Health and Safety, which could prevent accidents like the one that occurred at Rana Plaza in April 2013 which led to over 1,100 deaths

Fitex Myanmar, a manufacturer for clothing brand Amisu, had fired its staff en masse last year as well

Garment workers in Asia have lost out on millions of dollars in wages since 2020, even as ‘Big Fashion’ corporations including Nike are raking in mega-profits for their owners and Wall Street, a new report has found. Trade unions have launched the #FightTheHeist campaign to resist this 

After surveying 1,000 garment factories, the study found that popular fashion brands such as H&M, Zara, and GAP were engaging in “unfair practices,” which affected workers and their livelihoods 

The forcible demolition drive has intensified in recent months, leaving thousands destitute across Myanmar

Labor activists complain that even after 10 years of the tragedy, factories and workplaces in Pakistan still lack adequate health and safety measures

The social security scheme involves the government, employers and the workers’ representatives and offers long term and immediate compensation for work-related injuries, income protection, and rehabilitation to return to work

Police interrupted union meetings and stopped participants from joining them in Chittagong, where a regional committee of the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) was supposed to be formed

At least eight people have been detained by the Bangladeshi police under murder charges in connection with factory fire that broke out in a food processing factory in Rupganj. 52 people were killed in the incident

On November 24, 2012, a short-circuit triggered a massive fire at the nine-story Tazreen garment factory in Ashulia,. Over 110 workers were killed. Eight years on, many of the families of victims and survivors are still in a bad state