Vietnam

Policymakers in Vietnam are working on more robust protections for workers following several incidents where factory owners suddenly shuttered their facilities without paying workers their due wages. At least two separate incidents have occurred this month where workers arrived at their factories to find them shuttered with no sign of management to distribute owed wages. Labor organizers are urging the government to revise their enforcement policies because they say their powers are limited when it comes to preventing these incidents from occurring. (DTI News)
 
Ho Chi Minh City is the proposed site of a new garment and textile industrial park funded by India, according to that country’s Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC). The group says that the effort is a move to put India in a position to reap the potential benefits of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) act, in which Vietnam would be a major player. The park will also eventually support production facilities for higher-value products like healthcare products, appliances, and furniture. (Tuoitrenews.vn)