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Out of work and out of options
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 22/09/2020
» When the garment factory where Tin Tin* worked for over a decade shut down in Mae Sot due to the financial impact of Covid-19 earlier this year, the 37-year-old Myanmar migrant resorted to picking wild water morning glory along a canal near her shanty home to cook and eat.
Putting unis to work
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 31/08/2020
» Thai universities have developed considerably over recent years with more changes in launching courses, conducting more research and providing hands-on experience to respond to the demands of students and keep up with the future of education in a post-Covid-19 world.
Vietnam primed for revival
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/08/2020
» Vietnam is now racing to control a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said last Wednesday that the next 10 days would be "critical" in a country that has been widely praised for its earlier containment success.
Workers protest over low wages at factory in Buri Ram province
News, Published on 02/08/2020
» Hundreds of handbag factory workers on Satuday protested in front of their workplace in Buri Ram's Lam Plai Mat district, accusing their employer of underpaying employees.
Triumph denies links with firm that laid off 800
Published on 01/08/2020
» Triumph International (Thailand) Co Ltd has denied links with a garment company that laid off 800 employees in Thailand on Friday.
Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 29/07/2020
» MECCA (SAUDI ARABIA) - Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage.
Coalition pressures fashion industry to end Uighur forced labor
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - An international coalition called on fashion and garment giants Thursday to break supply chains from the Xinjiang region of China and cut ties with those implicated in Uighur forced labor within the next year.
Asia's garment workers say virus used as cover to smash unions
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions.
'Desperate' Fiji eyes virus-free tourism bubble
AFP, Published on 24/06/2020
» SUVA (FIJI) - Tourism-reliant Fiji has proposed a "travel bubble" to welcome visitors from virus-free countries, as the South Pacific holiday hotspot desperately tries to revive its stalled economy.
Mastercard expands financial inclusion initiative
Business, Published on 11/06/2020
» Mastercard says it is expanding its worldwide commitment to financial inclusion by pledging to bring a total of 1 billion people and 50 million micro- and small businesses into the digital economy by 2025.