je.st
news
Tag: labour
Clothing and cotton still on child labour list
2016-10-14 14:35:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The latest annual update on the efforts of 137 countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labour notes that 21 countries still use children in cotton and garment production.
Tags: list
child
clothing
cotton
Myanmar labour rights initiative praises progress
2016-10-13 14:00:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Stakeholders working to improve workers' rights in Myanmar have praised ongoing progress on labour reforms in the country, and set out their future goals.
Tags: rights
progress
initiative
labour
Are Mexico's maquila labour rights worsening?
2016-10-05 09:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Mexico's textiles and apparel industry is violating workers' basic rights including freedom to unionise, overtime and severance pay, according to the Human Rights Commission of Tehuacan, a major maquila hub in Puebla State two hours south of Mexico City.
Tags: rights
labour
worsening
mexicos
Jordan garments removed from US forced labour list
2016-10-03 16:58:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Garments made in Jordan have been removed from a list of goods produced using child or forced labour compiled by the US Department of Labor (DOL), after the likelihood of violations was deemed to be "significantly reduced".
Tags: list
removed
jordan
forced
Ireland's post-Brexit labour pain
2016-09-30 13:34:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Colm O'Regan looks at the implications of Brexit for Irish workers who cross the border on their daily commute.
Sites : [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] next »