Thread by @cleanclothes

On today's #COVID19 live-blog:
1. The government of #Bangladesh has instructed garment workers not to travel to rural areas and stay near their workplace during the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha holidays.
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2. The Bangladesh Textile & Garment Workers League showed solidarity with workers fired from Gokaldas Exports in #India.
3. Local rights' groups called on the govt. of #Cambodia to take the #EU's concerns regarding human rights seriously, in order to preserve the EBA scheme. 2/

4. The govt. of #Cambodia has allocated $28M for the 2nd round of relief payments, set to benefit 610,000 families. 
5. Traffic accidents involving garment workers continue to pose a major problem in #Cambodia, as workers travel to work in overcrowded and unsafe vehicles. 3/

6. The Human Rights Watch has called for the immediate release of Mohamed Rayhan Kabir, the migrant worker who was arrested in #Malaysia for his criticism of government policies towards migrants. 4/

7. The #Myanmar government announced that citizens with urgent business abroad, such as need to report to work, will be allowed to fly out of the country for the first time since 30 March. 5/

8. 200 Sri Lankan migrant workers who worked at 2 garment factories in #Jordan have been stranded without wages, adequate food & water. When workers tried to meet with Sri Lankan embassy officials, they were brutally beaten and tear gassed.
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