August 2010
South African Strikes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news
Bangladesh Labor Arrests
http://www.nytimes.com
Guatemala Labor Rights
http://www.as-coa.org
Obama Administration on Labor Protection
http://online.wsj.com
July 2010
Eco Index
http://online.wsj.com
Big Business, Big Responsibilities
http://www.prnewswire.com
Cambodian Minimum Wage
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
Update Sri Lankan Imports
http://www.nytimes.com
June 2010
Update on worker strikes in China
http://news.bbc.co.uk
Sustainability in Business Growth
http://www.marketwatch.com
China NGO's
http://blogs.wsj.com
Ecological Disaster - Gulf Oil Spill
A list of ways to assist in cleanup, wildlife rescue and donations:
http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com
For those living along the Gulf coast, assisting scientists in sending water samples: http://www.good.is/post/how-to-help-with-the-oil-spill-send-in-water-samples/
May 2010
Taiwan Foreign Workers Hotline
http://www.taipeitimes.com
Impact of China's Labor Contract Law
http://www.laborrights.org
Sustainable Cotton Supply Chains
http://www.fibre2fashion.com
Reinventing Factory Jobs in the U.S.
http://www.dailyfinance.com
April 2010
Pearl River in China
http://www.cnn.com
Earth Day
http://www.ecofactory.com
ECFA Agreement between China and Taiwan
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews
Egypt
http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article39231.ece
March 2010
Columbia
http://www.colombiareports.com
99th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire
http://readme.readmedia.com
GSP+ in Sri Lanka
http://readme.readmedia.com
100th International Women’s Day
http://communicatinglabourrights.wordpress.com
Mexican Maquiladora Workers
http://talkingunion.wordpress.com
February 2010
Plus 1 for Haiti Program
http://www.ustr.gov/about-us
AAPNetwork Annual Sustainability Meeting
http://www.just-style.com
The STR 5th Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit
http://www.csrwire.com
January 2010
Haitian Garment Industry
http://www.sun-sentinel.com
Grey Channel and Counterfeit Management
http://www.bangkokpost.com
Minimum Wage Changes
http://abcnews.go.com
December 2009
Portraits of Chinese Workers: Time's Photo Journey of China's Workforce
http://www.time.com
100 Best Corporate Citizens List
http://www.thecro.com/100best09
Child Labor in India
http://www.allheadlinenews.com
November 2009
Silicon Sweatshops
http://www.globalpost.com
Fair Trade Certified Products
http://www.prnewswire.com
Sri Lanka - EU Trade Pact
http://www.atimes.com
October 2009
Immigration vs. Labor Laws
http://www.google.com/hostednews
Social Auditor Standards Program
http://www.wiki.socialauditor.org
China's Market Share
http://www.nytimes.com
Labor Shortage in China
http://www.google.com/hostednews
September 2009
Philipines
http://www.mb.com.ph
French Worker Protests
http://www.sfexaminer.com
Sweater Industry in Bangladesh
http://www.apparel.com
South Korean Migrant Workers
http://www.myrepublica.com
The Women's Crusade
http://www.nytimes.com/2009
August 2009
WRAP and MFG.COM
http://www.marketwatch.com
Egypt
http://www.time.com
Status of China's Economy
http://www.ajc.com/business
July 2009
Update on the Employee Free Choice Act
http://www.chicagotribune.com
Chemical Leaks in Factories
http://www.philstar.com
Biometric Worker Cards
http://www.rotor.com
Honduras
http://www.apparelnews.net/news
Bangladeshi Worker Riots
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia
June 2009
Philippines
http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2009/06/22
Cambodian Garment Industry
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
North and South Korea
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-05-voa12.cfm
Alien Tort Statute of 1789
http://www.nytimes.com
May 2009
Uzbek Cotton
http://www.guardian.co.uk
Pakistan Health & Safety Laws
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk
Middle East Trade Unions
http://www.news.lk
Panama
http://www.washingtonpost.com
April 2009
Workers Memorial Day
http://ehstoday.com/international
Earth Day
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD
Red Book 2.0
http://www.csrwire.com/News/15074.html
Workers Strike in Beijing
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/14915/
All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/files/share
March 2009
Columbia
http://www.colombiareports.com
99th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire
http://readme.readmedia.com
GSP+ in Sri Lanka
http://readme.readmedia.com
100th International Women’s Day
http://communicatinglabourrights.wordpress.com
Mexican Maquiladora Workers
http://talkingunion.wordpress.com
February 2009
Plus 1 for Haiti Program
http://www.ustr.gov/about-us
AAPNetwork Annual Sustainability Meeting
http://www.just-style.com
The STR 5th Annual Responsible Sourcing Summit
http://www.csrwire.com
January 2009
Haitian Garment Industry
http://www.sun-sentinel.com
Grey Channel and Counterfeit Management
http://www.bangkokpost.com
Minimum Wage Changes
http://abcnews.go.com
December 2008
Financial Forecast on China
http://www.ft.com/cms
Ethical Trading
http://just-style.com
Eco-Labeling
http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news
November 2008
International Labor Office (ILO)'s SAP-FL
http://traffickingproject.blogspot.com/2008/11/ilo-releases-new-handbook-on-combating.html
Burmese Migrant Workers
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14626
7th Annual Asian Forum on CSR (AFCSR)
www.marketwatch.com/news/story
October 2008
Resources for Our Overseas Colleagues
http://hengmengho.multiply.com/journal/item/69
Guangdong Aid Fund for Workers
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/20/business/21chilabor.php
Cause Marketing
http://adage.com/login.php
Oil Prices
http://wsj.com/article/SB122160061166044841.html
Uzbek Cotton
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1362991c-8f07-11dd-946c-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1
September 2008
Resources for our Overseas Colleagues
http://hengmengho.multiply.com/journal/item/69
2Sustain
http://www.2sustain.com/2008/08/prtms-global-su.html
Jordan
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=54145
Green Labor Law Posters
Http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story
Kosher Foods
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/08/12/kosher.management.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch
August 2008
Taiwan Fair
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/20taiwan/2008/08/20/170898/Taichung-fair.html
Labor Unrest in Gulf Region
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0802/p25s25-wome.html
Sourcing in India
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2008/gb20080731_084669.htm
Aids Education
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/28/content_8826953.htm
July 2008
Creche Facilities
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul222008/spectrum2008072180109.asp
Forecasting
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121441324219503927.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
CSC 9000T
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-06/30/content_6806731.htm
SA 8000
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-097.pdf
June 2008
Vietnamese Economy
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/15/business/dong.php?page=1
Thailand Minimum Wage
Click here for English: Minimum Wage Change for Thailand
Click here for Thai: Minimum Wage Change for Thailand
Bangladesh Minimum Wage
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/03/content_8303150.htm
May 2008
Inventories
http://www.mmh.com/article/CA6562997.html
Efficient Supply Chains
http://www.bangkokpost.com/140508_Business/14May2008_biz42.php
Cambodia
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42181
Child Labor
NY Times Article
April 2008
Training for Migrant Workers
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20080425-132638/RP-Embassy-Holds-Trainers-Training-in-South-Korea
Earth Day
http://www.csrwire.com/News/11748.html
Taiwan Minimum Wage
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/%20taiwan/2008/04/15/151970/Gov't-urged.htm
Beijing Olympics
http://www.cargonewsasia.com/secured/article.aspx?id=7&article=15981
Malaysia
http://www.newsweek.com/id/123481
March 2008
HERproject
http://www.csrwire.com/News/11508.html
New Labor Law 'no harm to firms'
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008npc/2008-03/10/content_6521226.htm
CEO Water Mandate Convenes Inaugural Working Conference
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/NewsAndEvents/news_archives/2008_03_07.html
Water Pollution, Laborers' Rights, Top Chinese Legislature's Supervision List
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/08/content_7746278.htm
Migrant Workers Need Help
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01LAB040308
February 2008
New York's First Go Green Expo Hits the City
http://www.csrwire.com/News/11160.html
Magic Online: Fashion and Apparel Trade Show
http://www.magiconline.com/magic/v42/index.cvn
White Paper Published on China’s Rule of Law
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-02/28/content_6494029_12.htm
January 2008
Eight Apparel Industry Issues to Watch in 2008
http://coralrose.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/eight-apparel-i.html
Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC) Names New Executive Director
http://www.csrwire.com/News/10824.html
Winter Storm Cost China $4.5 Billion
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/china.weather.apology/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
December 2007
New Workers’ Rights Being Undermined in China
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinalabor27dec27,0,1171653.story?coll=la-home-business
Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC) Announces New Members for Sharing Platform
http://www.csrwire.com/News/10271.html
Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) Conference, Winter: The New President’s Corporate Responsibility Agenda
http://thecro.com/conferences
Southern Mediterranean Countries Set Out Textile Plans
just-style.com
International Migrant Worker’s Day
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/newsArticleEU/cache/offonce?entryId=16241
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