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Cambodia garment unions push for minimum wage rise
dpa, Published on 25/09/2015
» PHNOM PENH -- Negotiations on raising the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of workers in Cambodia's vital garment sector were set to begin in the capital Friday.
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Labour rights in Vietnam, Malaysia centre-stage in US trade battle
dpa, Published on 12/05/2015
» WASHINGTON — Major trade legislation is slated for discussion in the US Senate on Tuesday, but growing opposition focused on workers' rights around the Pacific Rim threatens to block progress.
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Britain winds up closest election in decades
dpa, Published on 08/05/2015
» LONDON - Polls have closed in Britain, where voters cast their ballots Thursday in a tightly contested general election that appeared unlikely to yield a workable parliamentary majority for either of the main parties.
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Indonesia bans maids from working in Mideast
dpa, Published on 05/05/2015
» JAKARTA – Indonesia will aim to stop domestic workers from going to 21 Middle Eastern countries over concerns about poor working conditions and abuse, the government said Tuesday.
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Video shows staff hitting HIV-positive infants in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 07/04/2015
» HANOI — Five care workers at a state-run care centre for HIV-positive children in Ho Chi Minh City have been suspended after local media released an undercover video showing staff beating the infants, authorities said Tuesday.
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More training mulled for China tourists after new 'foot-paux'
dpa, Published on 13/03/2015
» Authorities were contemplating further etiquette training for tourists after new images surfaced on social media of Chinese visitors breaching Thai taboos, officials said Thursday.
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'Tick-Tock Tony' survives party vote
dpa, Published on 09/02/2015
» SYDNEY — Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived a confidence vote brought by backbenchers of his Liberal Party who are disillusioned with his performance and, along the way, acquired a new nickname: “Tick-Tock Tony.”
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Thailand struggles with dark side of vital fishing industry
dpa, Published on 25/12/2014
» Thailand, the world's third-largest exporter of fish and fishery products, is facing something of a crisis for its international reputation.
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5 things to watch for at Asean summit
dpa, Published on 11/11/2014
» NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The Asean summit that starts here tomorrow will be the last meeting for ASEAN leaders in 2014 and also the last meeting before the chair rotates from Myanmar to Malaysia.
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Illegal fishing earns Sri Lanka EU ban
dpa, Published on 14/10/2014
» BRUSSELS – The European Union's executive decided Tuesday to ban fish imports from Sri Lanka over its failure to tackle illegal fishing, in a move welcomed by environmentalists.
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