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An industry that markets itself as socially responsible is failing in its duty to protect worker safety

“This is a book with a whole lot of heart for Myanmar and her people.”

What an alleged gentleman’s agreement tells us about China’s vision of international law

The kretek cigarette industry and its devastating public health impacts are sustained via a huge apparatus of labour, and appeals to cultural nationalism

For the first time, a resistance movement against military rule is welcoming and aiding soldiers who choose to join the ‘people’s side’

Nhà nước Việt Nam đã không thực hiện những bước đúng ra đã phải thực hiện từ lâu để giúp người lao động hiểu biết và đòi hỏi quyền lợi của mình.

A notionally egalitarian public housing program has come to fuel class and intergenerational inequalities

Identity and patronage are playing a part in stabilising a “two-track” party system

Education has become a battleground in the struggle against the junta, with students, communities and Myanmar’s economic future worse off for it

Broadcast regulators are still vigorously policing gender expression in the media

The Vietnamese government has failed to take long-overdue steps to help workers know and claim their rights

A new online survey gives researchers fine-grained insights into short-term shifts in public opinion