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Myanmar: Proposal to shutter Chinese-owned coal plant rejected despite allegations of pollution
Author: Radio Free Asia
“Myanmar Government Rejects Motion to Shutter Polluting Chinese-Owned Coal Plant”, 19 May 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Chinese investment overseas
Author: Armin Paasch & Miriam Saage-Maaß, Blätter
"Lieferketten unter Corona: Den Letzten beißen die Hunde", Mai 2020...
COVID-19 leaves thousands of garment workers in Asia jobless; retailers agree to pay instead of cancelling orders
Author: Reuters, South China Morning Post
"Coronavirus cuts a swathe through Asia's garment industry, leaving thousands out of work", 19 May 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia
- Related companies: Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) Inditex Next Walmart
Tech & telecom companies make progress implementing the GNI Principles, according to independent assessments
Asia: Covid-19 lock-downs leading to land grabbing & attacks to indigenous communities & farmers
Author: Rina Chandran, The Jakarta Post
"Land conflicts flare across Asia during coronavirus lockdowns", May 15, 2020...
Myanmar: Garment workers allege factories are using COVID-19 to dismiss union members; Incl. intl. buyer comments
As thousands of garment workers in Myanmar have lost their jobs due to major apparel brands and retailers cancelling and delayed orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, unions report some garment factories are using the pandemic as a pretext to...
Myanmar: COVID-19 leaves over 60,000 jobless; workers in 105 factories remain unpaid
Author: Myat Thura, Myanmar Times
"COVID-19 leaves over 60,000 workers jobless in Myanmar", 28 April 2020 Over 60,000 workers across the country have lost their jobs due to factory shutdowns caused by cancelled orders and the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of raw material supplies. U ...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Myanmar: Over 60,000 workers lost jobs due to factory shutdowns caused by COVID-19
Author: Myat Thura, Myanmar Times
"COVID-19 leaves over 60,000 workers jobless in Myanmar", 28 April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Myanmar: Bag factory re-employs workers & withdraws lawsuits against demonstrators
Author: Tint Zaw Tun, Myanmar Times
"More than 300 workers re-employed at Yangon bag factory", 20 April 2020 A tot[a]l of 323 workers from bag manufacturing factory Brightberg Enterprises (Myanmar) located at Industrial Zone 2 in Dagon Seikkan township were re-employed...and the lawsuit...
Myanmar: Companies to shutdown if workers, management disagree on COVID-19 measures
Author: Tint Zaw Tun, Myanmar Times
"Companies to shutdown if workers, management disagree on COVID-19 measures in Yangon", 18 April 2020 ...