Not one assignment in 2010. And now, only 15 days into 2011, the second assignment. And nice ones too… The first one is on my website and here is a sneak peek of the ongoing one. Unfortunately it means I will not be able to post at the same rythm… Thank you for your patience…
Just updated my website with a new story on the recent strikes in the garment industry here. Fits with the global trend, re-initiated with the recent attention the Chinese authorities had to show to their own cheap workforce, that it will be more and more difficult for investors to find malleable pools of workers…
The strike organised by some unions (not all) for a salary raise in the garment sector ended one day earlier than planned. Pressure was mounting. Rumors of delegates going to be arrested, lawsuits, intimidation, and the promise to discuss ‘a resolution to provide a decent living for the workers’ on Sept. 27th were enough to […]
From yesterday afternoon. Found a fifth factory where some workers are on strike. This movement is far from unanimous.
Also check the previous post on the strike and the Garment Girls story…
The hand painting picture was taken during a story on the Chom Chao garment factory workers.
Picked up the story on trafficking issues: places where there are threats.