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While
we are on the subject of evil... HISTORICAL
EVIL:
"The Triangle Fire," by Leon Stein with a new introduction
by William Greider. (Cornell University Press, 2001.)
EVIL
IN THE RAG TRADE:
"NO SWEAT: Fashion, Free Trade, and the Rights of Garment
Workers," edited by Andrew Ross. (Verso Press 1997.)
BORDERLINE
EVIL:
"Border Witness," by Maureen Casey and Brian Casey. (The New
York State Labor-Religion Coalition, 2002).
COSMIC
EVIL:
"Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy,"
by Susan Neiman. (Princeton U. Press, 2002.)
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> NO SWEAT NEWS >
NEWS ARCHIVE
Labor accidents soar in HCM City
(Sept. 18, 2002)
The
southern Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam has reported 804 workplace
accidents so far this year, up 360% year-on-year. These accidents
resulted in 28 deaths and 815 injuries, according to the local Service
of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, not counting material damages
of nearly VND1.4 billion ($92,105).
Half of all reported accidents (407 cases) occurred at foreign-invested
companies, with another 40% at State-owned enterprises.
Footwear producer Pou Yuen in Binh Chanh district, a Taiwanese invested
company employing 28,000 workers, reported the most accidents among
foreign-invested companies.
Private enterprises reported only 10% of total accidents, but were
responsible for the largest number of fatalities (60%), followed by
the State-owned sector with 39.5%.
Nationwide Ho Chi Minh City ranked second in the number of workplace
accidents last year with 601, after neighboring Dong Nai province
with 676, Saigon Times Daily reported. [SGTD]
Overdue wages spark walkout at Hiep Hung
Over 30 workers at the Hiep Hung [Reebok contractor eds.] Footwear
Company (HCM City, District 8) stopped work on August 30 to protest
management's failure to pay salaries and back wages, which have been
overdue since June. Hundreds of other workers did not take part in
the strike but left the factory, which has experienced a series of
labor disputes.
The company still owes five-months salary to 300 contract workers.
In
addition to the unpaid salaries (estimated at VND2 billion), the Hiep
Hung Footwear Co. Ltd. also owes VND8 billion in socialinsurance payments,
Lao Dong (Labor) newspaper reported. [LD, VNS]
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