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		<title>Cambodian Garment Workers Clash with Police</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least nine female garment workers were injured on Tuesday in clashes with Cambodian riot police who used shields and electric shock batons to try to end a week-long strike over the suspension of a local union official, according to Reuters news on 27 July. More than 100 police, at least 50 in riot gear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Release: Safe and Healthy Workplace for Women Manufacturing Workers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Committee for Asian Women (CAW) together with Worker&#8217;s Information Centre (WIC) is organizing a forum on “Occupational Safety and Health for Manufacturing Workers in Thailand and Cambodia” after the two days trainings, 23-24 May 2010 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  The forum brings together 35 participants from the Trade Unions in Cambodia, Ministry of Labour, subject experts, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21 Workers Die at Bangladeshi Factory Fire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangladesh unions and international labour rights organisations are calling for immediate action from brands and the government of Bangladesh following a fatal factory fire which killed at least 21 workers and injured a further 50. The Garib &#38; Garib Sweater Factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh has been producing knitwear for Swedish retailer H&#38;M, reportedly a main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry Underpants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laid-off garment workers take on former boss at own game and strike blow for labour rights. Factory workers made redundant from swimwear and undergarment giant Triumph International are taking on their former employer at his own game.The workers run a small factory making underwear, which started as a protest gesture but is now an earner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retrenched Ecozone Workers, U4WR Call to Stop Unjust Retrenchment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers of Panphil Sportswear, Inc. and U4WR, Unity for Workers’ Rights, in the Philippines are calling to stop the unjust retrenchment that has affected 31 workers of the said company. On the 2nd February, the 31 workers including three officers from U4WR were suddenly summoned by the Plant manager and told that they no longer have [...]]]></description>
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