MILAN — Italian apparel and retail chain OVS is the latest business to sign the statement of solidarity issued by nonprofit Clean Clothes Campaign in support of Myanmar workers. “Given the small ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex is in the process of stopping purchases from Myanmar, the company told Reuters on Thursday, as a result of a campaign by global workers' union IndustriALL to ...

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As civil war pounds Myanmar's economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and thousands of ...

H&M plans to stop its operations in Myanmar following allegations of abuse reported by a workers advocacy group. The Swedish clothing retailer, which has around 4,400 stores around the world, said it ...

The wraparound cloths, known as longyi, are hung on washing lines. Sometimes women's underwear is used too. "The reason why we hang the longyis across the streets is that we have the traditional ...

The military has subjected Myanmar’s people to intensifying brutality since it seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, deposing the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 1,700 people have ...

MAE SOT, Thailand - In Myanmar today, dozens of middle-aged generals are shedding their uniforms. In the latest round of preparations for Myanmar's multi-party national elections on Nov. 7, senior ...

YANGON, Myanmar — On the roads leading into one of Myanmar's largest industrial zones, South Dagon, the potholes are big enough to bathe in. Inside factories, hives of workers toil for 12-hour ...