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In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard aje.io/8csh3h via @AJEnglish #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
"Despite their low wages, female garment workers are often the breadwinners, but our culture refuses to recognise that. Fashion brands exploit this gender imbalance," Dian, Union Leader, Federasi Serikat Buruh Persatuan Indonesia.✍🏽@LizzieRivs/@Independent independent.co.uk/independentpre…
Woman trade union leader of @GLUKarnataka speaks up against #GBVH at one of India's largest suppliers Shahi Exports's factory, after being pushed to the brink of suicide due to production pressure,✍️@jasminchua for @SourcingJournal 1/2 bit.ly/Sourcing-Journ…
AFWA partners and allies in #SriLanka took to the streets after a 19-year-old Free Trade Zone #garmentworker in #Katunayake was falsely framed for the May 9th violence & arrested yesterday. 1/2
India's women home-based workers say that two years since #COVID19, they are still facing low labour demand and delayed wages. Experts say they have been resilient in coping but their overall recovery is far from over. I report for @IndiaSpend bit.ly/3MbmRET
Hundreds of garment workers producing for @columbiasport at #Chittoor, India, have been protesting for the last 4 days against extremely low wages (approx 85 dollars a month) and severe gender based violence - including verbal & #sexualabuse.
“I laughed after that. He pinched me and then pushed me on the bus. And some authorities had to pull him out,” said Kong Sokhom. vodenglish.news/nagaworld-prot…
📢 Women #garmentworkers in Kuppam Industrial Area, #Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh (India) are protesting extremely low wages that have seen zero hikes for the past 3 years @GLUKarnataka ‼️ Their current wage is around USD 100
📢NEW report: Garment workers in #Myanmar detail labor rights violations against the backdrop of military #coup and the third #COVID19 wave in 2021 (as published by Freedom and Labor Action Group) 1/3 👉Read here: asia.floorwage.org/the-life-of-wo…
"One luxury brand garment piece stitched in our factory is worth our monthly salary. When they earn millions of dollars off of our many hours of arduous work, we are paid little," said 22-year-old Charika Fernando. news.trust.org/item/202205072…
Troops deployed in Sri Lankan capital as protests continue over economic crisis trib.al/mZPCZF9
Never think of sweatshop workers as passive victims of exploitation, they are active participants in a collective struggle to improve their conditions. A great piece by Mohammad Tareq Hasan in @DhakaTribune helps get that message across. ✊🏽 dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2022/05/…
#COVID19, lockdowns & the econ crisis in #lka have spotlighted the dire work conditions of women at the #FTZs. @UNDP #lka w/ @BizHRAsia_UNDP & @EU_in_Sri_Lanka helps the govt + biz leaders address vulnerabilities & uphold HRs of all workers. READ more 👉🏼 bit.ly/3FsKHcw
#MayDayProtest Join women labour rights activists and defenders from 20 organisation across Asia and the Pacific demanding their fundamental #LabourRights. 🗓️6 May 🕑2pm ICT 🔗bit.ly/3v0jmLk Performances by Himigrante, @melaniesubono
“We have no food and no water, and sleep on the streets. I know at least 40 riders in the same situation.. I can't go home even if I test negative for Covid. So I just find a place to sleep outside.” bbc.com/news/world-asi…
China's uncompromising zero-Covid policy has left millions unable to work. As the country enforces stringent lockdowns to battle outbreaks, migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest. nyti.ms/3M2CluR
Cheryll Soriano @chesoriano
822 Followers 891 Following Professor in @DLSUManila Comm; researching platform labor, transaction platform ecosystems, & digital cultures @TowardsFairwork; for open access @MediaArxiv
Kousar Nisa @NisaKousar
576 Followers 6K Following General Secretary Home based woman dastkari workars Union (HBWDW)
No Sweat @No_Sweat
4K Followers 2K Following Grassroots anti-sweatshop campaign and non-profit ethical T-shirt company. Working in solidarity with independent unions around the world.
Jacob Horwitz @JacobHorwitz
212 Followers 523 Following Labor organizer. Field Director for Global Labor Justice - ILRF. New Orleans resident. All views are my own.
LabourStart @labourstart
38K Followers 20K Following 'Where trade unionists start their day on the net' News & campaigning website of the international labour movement
Jack Brook @jack_brook96
2K Followers 3K Following Based in Phnom Penh, freelancing across SEA jackson_brook at protonmail dot com DM for Signal ព្យាយាមរៀនភាសាខ្មែរ
乌木须 @JaneHur81017559
5 Followers 134 Following
Fair Labor Associatio.. @FairLaborAssoc
2K Followers 855 Following An international network promoting human rights at work.
Work in the Global Ec.. @wgejournal
2K Followers 513 Following Work in the Global Economy promotes understanding of work, and connections to work, in all forms and dimensions. Publishing twice a year from 2021
ANROEV @AnroevNetwork
74 Followers 137 Following ANROEV is unique solidarty group, which works towards making Asian workplaces safe.
Garment Labour Union @GLUKarnataka
249 Followers 320 Following Women-led Trade Union engaged in organizing garment workers & protecting their rights
Cotton Campaign @cottoncampaign
4K Followers 3K Following To End Forced Labor and Promote Decent Work for Cotton Workers in Central Asia
CES Campaign @CampaignCes
36 Followers 43 Following Campaign consists of 186 different organizations -students, women, LGBTQ, workers, doctors, etc- demand Comprehensive Economic Sanctions against Myanmar junta.
APWLD @apwld
7K Followers 1K Following 34 years of advocacy, activism, movements to advance women's human rights and #DevelopmentJustice with our 250+ members in Asia and the Pacific.
Southeast Asia Globe @SEA_GLOBE
19K Followers 905 Following First-hand reporting from across Southeast Asia, covering current affairs, business, society and the environment. | Power | Money | Life | Earth |
Former New Naratif Te.. @FormerNNTeam
174 Followers 5 Following We are former New Naratif team members who left the company in April 2022. [email protected]
BCWS @bcws1
422 Followers 257 Following
LICADHO | លីក�.. @licadho
22K Followers 151 Following The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. Not tweeting. Sign up for email alerts/RSS at: https://t.co/WPdubDugOJ
The Cambodia Daily �.. @cambodiadaily
75K Followers 202 Following https://t.co/iUsApZLnhO… Khmer: https://t.co/iUsApZLnhO… https://t.co/5ihFJpOrGl Telegram:https://t.co/UeeFiaR4rY
VOD English @VOD_English
17K Followers 30 Following Cambodia's News in English | EN: https://t.co/uuEt4VyKE0 | EN Newsletter: https://t.co/vqJbzEss7y | KH: https://t.co/PIvnopzzf3 | KH Twitter: https://t.co/llFraTVqO3
Danielle K-O @DanielleRose84
5K Followers 3K Following Freelancing/stressing in Phnom Penh. I can't write for @VOD_English anymore. Data nerd, music obsessed & building enthusiast. My love language is story tips.
Green Bangla Garments.. @BanglaWorkers
261 Followers 812 Following Bangladesh's biggest garment workers federation. Fighting for a living wage, fire and building safety, and freedom of association for workers.
Sean Lees @seanclees
1K Followers 878 Following Sustainability expert focused on environmental, social and governance risks in Asia @BizHRAsia_UNDP - @UNDPAsiaPac Views my own/RTs not endorsements.
profhuq/সম্ত�.. @profhuq
6K Followers 5K Following Musings of a law professor #WorkersRights #LegalEd #Bangladesh #MovementLawyering @lawatmargins @harlemadda https://t.co/JyhqhCHM8t
Asia Floor Wage @AsiaFloorWage06
1K Followers 27 Following Asia Floor Wage Alliance is a global coalition of trade unions, workers rights & human rights organizations bargaining 4 living wage for garment workers in Asia
Fashion Revolution @Fash_Rev
59K Followers 3K Following Global movement for a fashion industry that values 🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽 🌎 over 💰 Ask #WhoMadeMyClothes? #WhatsInMyClothes? Support @goodclotheseu #GoodClothesFairPay
People's Map of Globa.. @GlobalChinaMap
2K Followers 249 Following A platform to discuss Global China from a grounded perspective. We also publish the Global China Pulse journal. All #OpenAccess.
Open Apparel Registry @openapparelreg
688 Followers 294 Following The OAR expanded to include retail sectors beyond apparel and no longer exists under this name. It is now @OpenSupplyHub.
Asia Garment Hub @HubGarment
459 Followers 191 Following Your one-stop shop for sustainable fashion in Asia, keeping you up to date on free resources and industry hot topics.
Surya Deva @ProfSuryaDeva
7K Followers 758 Following Professor & Director @MacquarieCEL. UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development @UNSRdevelopment. Editor @BHRJournal. #bizhumanrights #SDGs #climate #A2R
中国劳工通讯 CL.. @chinalabour
10K Followers 394 Following China Labour Bulletin is dedicated to promoting and defending workers' rights in China. Contact us at [email protected].
Laura Alfers @Laura_WIEGO
1K Followers 739 Following 🇿🇦 🌍 Director, Social Protection Programme @WIEGOGLOBAL. Also Research Associate @NeilUnit.
SEWA Cooperative Fede.. @SEWAFed
2K Followers 723 Following Amplifying women-led and women-owned collective enterprises with: capacity building, business development, research, advocacy and digital inclusion
SEWA Bharat @SEWABharat
3K Followers 217 Following The official account of the Self-Employed Women's Association, Bharat. Organizing women in the informal sector since 1972.
InvestForRights @InvestForRights
3K Followers 878 Following The Investor Alliance for Human Rights is a collective action platform for responsible investment that is grounded in respect for people’s fundamental rights.
New Naratif @NewNaratif
18K Followers 349 Following New Naratif is a movement to democratise democracy in Southeast Asia.
No Sweat @No_Sweat
4K Followers 2K Following Grassroots anti-sweatshop campaign and non-profit ethical T-shirt company. Working in solidarity with independent unions around the world.
HomeNet International @HomeNetInt
569 Followers 333 Following Representing, raising visibility and building solidarity amongst #HomeBasedWorkers around the world. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
WIEGO @WIEGOGLOBAL
12K Followers 2K Following Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing & Organizing is a global 🌎 network focused on empowering workers in the informal economy & securing their livelihoods
Business, Human Right.. @BHR_FIDH
4K Followers 2K Following 📢 We stand for corporate accountability! Latest from the Business, Human Rights & Environment Desk of @FIDH_en #BizHumanRights
Hong Kong Free Press .. @hkfp
425K Followers 20 Following Non-profit, impartial Hong Kong news: https://t.co/nMZjhaqYKT Backed by readers, governed by a @_trustproject ethics code, 100% independent & no paywall.
IDWF @IDWFED
4K Followers 1K Following Our objective is to build a strong, democratic and united domestic workers' global organization to protect and advance domestic workers' rights everywhere.
Shift @shiftproject
5K Followers 149 Following Shift is the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
ICRW Asia @ICRWAsia
2K Followers 889 Following Official Twitter account of @ICRW's #Asia Regional Hub. Our mission is to empower #women, advance #genderequity and #inclusion, and #fightpoverty worldwide.
Equality Labs @EqualityLabs
27K Followers 1K Following We are a Dalit civil rights organization working for caste, gender, and racial equity and religious inclusion. 💙💛 https://t.co/MHvP2v21g4
ITUC @ituc
41K Followers 1K Following The International Trade Union Confederation is the global voice of working people, representing the rights & interests of millions of workers in 167 countries.
International Transpo.. @ITFglobalunion
18K Followers 4K Following ITF creates borderless solidarity among transport workers in every corner of the globe. We are 18.5 million voices; We stand together; #WeAreITF.
Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr
12K Followers 3K Following Promoting worker rights and just economic development worldwide.
Homeworkers Worldwide @HomeworkersWW
581 Followers 449 Following Supporting homeworkers in their struggle for rights, recognition and respect
UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion
28K Followers 4K Following UNI is a global union federation representing 20M service sectors workers in 150 countries. General Secretary @CHoffmanUNI. Sign up: https://t.co/NLV8QWg9vm
Business & Human Righ.. @BHRRC
30K Followers 2K Following #BizHumanRights news, reports and company responses from our team of regional researchers based around the world. En español: @CIEDHes
WSR Network @WSRNetwork
2K Followers 999 Following Promoting dignified conditions for workers in global supply chains. 10+ years of #BizHumanRights success with @FairFoodProgram #SignTheAccord #MilkWithDignity
IndustriALL @IndustriALL_GU
21K Followers 2K Following Representing 50 million workers in 140 countries, force in global solidarity fighting for better working conditions and trade union rights. GS Atle Høie.
Central Cambodia @centralcambodia
4K Followers 82 Following Organizing and supporting Cambodian working people to demand transparent & accountable governance for labor and human rights. https://t.co/7ablwlYqvf
Tamil Nadu Textile an.. @tamil_labour
560 Followers 37 Following 11000-worker-strong independent, Dalit women-led trade union of textile workers working to end GBVH, wage theft, and caste-based violence in garment factories.
FoodPanda delivery workers in Myanmar are organizing and demanding fair wages. Thousands are on strike 🙅♂️ in Yangon and Mandalay until @foodpandaglobal agrees to stop paying poverty wages. #FairPayAtFoodPanda #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #1u
In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard aje.io/8csh3h via @AJEnglish #GarmentWorkersNeedUnions #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
"Despite their low wages, female garment workers are often the breadwinners, but our culture refuses to recognise that. Fashion brands exploit this gender imbalance," Dian, Union Leader, Federasi Serikat Buruh Persatuan Indonesia.✍🏽@LizzieRivs/@Independent independent.co.uk/independentpre…
This has to end. Will this groundbreaking agreement be a first step. theguardian.com/global-develop… @asia_floorwage @tamil_labour @GLJhub @WGBizHRs #end # gender #violence #harassment #endcastediscrimination #n
IKEA has refused to sign the @SafetyAccord for years despite it's proved credibility. They say they care about safety yet ignore their workers'. We need as many brands as possible to sign the Accord. 📢 Tell @IKEA to #SignTheAccord: ranaplazaneveragain.org/#act
Jeyasre Kathiravel had always dreamed of a life beyond the garment factories of Tamil Nadu, yet she never escaped the factory floor. How her murder is part of a global epidemic of sexual violence buried in fast fashion supply chains. #FastFashion theguardian.com/global-develop…
Most of Dindigul's garment workers are Dalit women who endure harassment at their factories to support families back home. But a campaign by a Dalit women-led trade union is changing things: bit.ly/3sHxgR0✍️Padmini Sivarajah for @timesofindia 1/2
"The best factories are the ones that are willing to address issues when a union confronts them," Rukmini, union leader of @GLUKarnataka & member of AFWA's Women's Leadership Committee.✍️@LizzieRivs for @Fash_Rev Read here: bit.ly/WLC-Fashion-Re…
From fighting for #DecentWork & against #Violence, #collective action is effective everywhere, including in cases of #workplace & #DomesticViolence! Find out more about the impact of violence on #Women #HomeBasedWorkers in our @IDRCinAsia supported study: hnsa.org.in/resources/viol…
Woman trade union leader of @GLUKarnataka speaks up against #GBVH at one of India's largest suppliers Shahi Exports's factory, after being pushed to the brink of suicide due to production pressure,✍️@jasminchua for @SourcingJournal 1/2 bit.ly/Sourcing-Journ…
Uyghur groups and human rights advocates in Brussels called on @ZARA last week to stop profiting off of forced labour! The only way for brands to ensure they #EndUyghurForcedLabour now is by cutting all ties with the region. 📢 Get involved forcedlabourfashion.org
🧵 1/ Yesterday marked 9 yrs since the #BangladeshAccord was established in the aftermath of #RanaPlaza. It was a groundbreaking agreement that achieved critical safety gains for millions of garment workers in #Bangladesh, the majority of whom are women
🇮🇳India: “Civil society has advocated for better working conditions for Dalit workers for many years” - Jeeva M of TTCU on the labor rights victory in India’s garment industry web.civicus.org/JeevaM #CIVICUSInterview #CIVICUSLens
Hundreds of garment workers producing for @columbiasport at #Chittoor, India, have been protesting for the last 4 days against extremely low wages (approx 85 dollars a month) and severe gender based violence - including verbal & #sexualabuse.
The global South is becoming a "regional dumpsite for the growing mountains of discarded clothing," Greenpeace Germany says. sourcingjournal.com/topics/sustain…
Did @adidas track how many of its supplier factories closed or fired workers during the pandemic? Thousands of your garment workers have nothing to live on. Will adidas #PayYourWorkers & #RespectLabourRights? payyourworkers.org/adidas
BREAKING: Over 220 civil society and trade union organisations call on the EU to strengthen the proposal on #CorporateSustainability📣 We list our collective views on how to improve it: cleanclothes.org/news/2022/more…
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📢NEW report: Garment workers in #Myanmar detail labor rights violations against the backdrop of military #coup and the third #COVID19 wave in 2021 (as published by Freedom and Labor Action Group) 1/3 👉Read here: asia.floorwage.org/the-life-of-wo…
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