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15 Jan 14 Many garment makers yet to apply new wage -- Many garment owners are yet to employ the new pay scale more than one month after the implementation date. Take, for instance, Khokan Das, a worker at a Narayanganj-based garment factory. Under the new wage structure, his monthly salary from December 1, 2013 was supposed to be Tk 10,900 but he continues to receive the same pay as before, which is Tk 9,000. ( Laborstart )
15 Jan 14 Kenya: Lecturers Decide Today On Strike Action -- Nairobi — UNIVERSITY lecturers are later on Monday scheduled to meet government before deciding if to embark on a strike. ( Laborstart )
13 Jan 14 Gap to source garments from Myanmar -- High street giant Gap is to become the first American retailer to source garments made in Myanmar, the US embassy in Yangon said, over a decade after sanctions against the former junta slashed the country's textile industry. ( The Nation )

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