by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Apr 18, 2023 | News & Insights
A recent union gathering adopted a resolution that stated that since the pandemic spread in 2020 and the NTC mills were closed, employees there have only been paid 50% of their normal salary. But, they haven’t received any pay for the previous five months. No...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Apr 17, 2023 | News & Insights
The National Textile Corporation (NTC) mill workers in Tamil Nadu will protest on April 20 in order to be paid their wages. According to trade union leaders T.S. Rajamani and M. Arumugam, employees at the seven mills in the State have only been receiving 50% of their...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 23, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The Indian government has withdrawn its order issued in March to direct employers’ wages to employers, even with units that remain closed during lockdown. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a new set of guidelines on 17 May which came into effect from...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 23, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, Fashion, News & Insights
As retailers around the world cancel orders, factory owners in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia shut down thousands of factories and sent home workers with little or no pay. YANGON, Myanmar — Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the...
