
H&M orders on hold in Myanmar after factory riot
Swedish fashion brand H&M is halting orders from a troubled textile factory in Myanmar. The Chinese-owned firm was forced to stop production after rioting workers damaged the building over an industrial dispute last month.
Swedish fashion brand H&M is halting orders from a troubled textile factory in Myanmar. The Chinese-owned firm was forced to stop production after rioting workers damaged the building over an industrial dispute last month.
The case has raised questions about how low-paid workers are treated in the country.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Yangon.
Published On 12 Mar 2017