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Madagascar knitwear workers protest at enforced unpaid leave
2018-01-08 14:47:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Hundreds of workers at Classic Knitwear in Madagascar are said to be fighting against arbitrary technical unemployment - an enforced three-month unpaid leave imposed by the company, during which a worker cannot change employer.
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Bangladesh workers protest over Haesong layoffs
2017-11-28 15:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Hundreds of Bangladeshi clothing workers demonstrated in the country's capital Dhaka at the weekend protesting against their alleged dismissal by Haesong Corporation Limited, a Korean-owned ready-made garment factory.
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South Africa workers protest in defense of local manufacturing
2017-11-07 12:53:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A nationwide protest took place in South Africa at the weekend, with clothing and textile workers protesting against large brands like H&M and Zara not selling products made in the country.
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Sacked Grameen Knitwear workers protest in Bangladesh
2017-07-31 13:26:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Over 80 Bangladesh garment workers working at a factory supplying Japanese casual clothing brand Uniqlo have taken part in a hunger strike, claiming they are still due compensation after being fired in 2015.
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Sri Lanka workers protest at FTZ anti-union discrimination
2016-07-08 16:04:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
More than 3,000 members of Sri Lanka's independent trade unions have demonstrated against severe anti-union discrimination in the country's Free Trade Zones (FTZs).and that these
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