Garment factories in the US have been staffed by immigrants for generations, she says: southern and eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century, Latin American and Asian immigrants in the twenty-first. “Unlike fashion design, garment production jobs are not glamorous positions to which many Americans aspire, but those jobs have long been rungs on…
A new report accuses fashion giants of not considering the welfare of workers affected by climate change in garment factories in Southeast Asia. Fashion brands including luxury label Hermes, sportswear giant Nike, and fast fashion chain H&M are in the hot seat amid new allegations of climate greenwashing after making commitments to slash carbon emissions…
After being forced to quit, Har Cheng* went to the Hong Kong food stall she had worked at for almost two decades, only to find out she had been replaced by imported labourers from mainland China. Feeling angry and mistreated, Cheng, 67, who helped wash dishes, clean tables and sell beers at the traditional dai…
People convicted of national security offences found to be holding office in a trade union could be sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined HK$50,000 (US$6,440) under proposed legal amendments gazetted by the Hong Kong government on Thursday. Authorities can also reject trade union applications and mergers if there are national security concerns and ban…
A Hong Kong artist known for advocating labour rights has said McDonald’s was “unreasonable” in sacking him for having publicly shared internal operational and commercial information, adding that he found it difficult to file a complaint without a proper contract. Luke Ching Chin-wai, a former part-time janitor at a McDonald’s outlet in Fortune Plaza Arcade…
A Hong Kong artist known for advocating labour rights has claimed he was sacked by McDonald’s for violating the fast food chain’s social media rules after he called for employees to be paid for their meal times. Luke Ching Chin-wai, 53, a part-time janitor who worked at a McDonald’s outlet in Fortune Plaza Arcade in…
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says. Canada’s labour minister is intervening to end the lockouts of workers at the country’s two biggest ports. Minister of Labour Steven Mackinnon said on Tuesday that the negotiations had reached an impasse and he was directing…
Early voting is under way across the United States ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both made last-minute efforts to court union voters – a core voting bloc, especially in swing states like Michigan, where groups like the United Auto Workers (UAW) have significant sway among…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. National Labor Relations board accused Apple of interfering with workers’ rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of social media and workplace messaging app Slack, the agency said on Friday. The NLRB complaint, issued on Thursday, accuses the iPhone maker of maintaining unlawful work…
Trade unions have urged Hong Kong authorities to halt or review a scheme to bring in transport, retail and aviation workers from outside the city, following the suspension of such arrangements for the construction industry amid claims of exploitation of migrant labourers. Calls from the unions to either withdraw the scheme or bring forward a…