The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation has strongly condemned the brutal campaign waged by employers on workers and unions in Faisalabad, Pakistan. As part of this campaign workers have been attacked by armed men employed by factory owners, some have been shot while others have been badly beaten.

The use of dispatch workers has become a new form of labour force for all industries in China. This report summarises the development of dispatch labour in China, using a case study of the situation in Guangzhou Luo Gang Distric