Jasmin Malik Chua

United States

Sourcing and Labor Editor at Sourcing Journal

Sourcing and labor editor 👗 👠 @sourcingjournal. Previous bylines @nytimes @bof @voguebusiness @voxdotcom @thedailybeast. Opinions are mine, all mine.

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Bangladeshi Factory Safety Monitor Admits Work is 'Not Without Its Challenges"

1 day ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

It was on the morning of April 24, 2013, when the multi-factory building known as Rana Plaza imploded on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?

2 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

2022 was supposed to have marked a turning point for Uzbek cotton, once synonymous with state-sanctioned slavery. It was that March, after all, that the International Labour Organization had declared the Central Asian nation’s biggest cash crop “free” of child and forced labor.
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

2022 was supposed to have marked a turning point for Uzbek cotton, once synonymous with state-sanctioned slavery. It was that March, after all, that the International Labour Organization had declared the Central Asian nation’s biggest cash crop “free” of child and forced labor.
$2 Billion of Home Textiles Up in the Air in India Amid Tariff Tumult

6 days ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

India’s Home Textile Exporters Welfare Association, a trade group for manufacturers of rugs, towels and other household linens, said Thursday that it’s been yoked with 17,094 crore—or roughly $2 billion—of orders currently under negotiation or otherwise stuck in limbo because of tariff turmoil stemming from the United States.
Why REI Retracted Its Support of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

1 week ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

In a rare turnaround last week, REI Co-op CEO Mary Beth Laughton apologized for what she said was the outdoor retailer’s “mistake” of supporting Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior. Laughton is relatively new in the role. She joined REI on March 31, more than a month after Burgum’s appointment to the Department of the Interior’s top post.
Why REI Retracted Support of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

In a rare turnaround last week, REI Co-op CEO Mary Beth Laughton apologized for what she said was the outdoor retailer’s “mistake” of supporting Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior. Laughton is relatively new in the role. She joined REI on March 31, more than a month after Burgum’s appointment to the Department of the Interior’s top post.
UN Development Agency's Tariff-Fueled Global Trade Outlook Far From Reassuring

1 week ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

As the 90-day pause on President Donald Trump’s most recent round of so-called “reciprocal” tariffs continues to tick on, the outlook for the developing world grows even more bleak. For many countries, in fact, Trump’s “Liberation Day” sounded more like a death rattle. It’s why the United Nations Trade and Development Program, or UNCTAD, warned this week that the White House needs to exempt the world’s most vulnerable economies from what appear to be unnecessarily punitive taxes.
UN Development Agency’s Tariff-Fueled Global Trade Outlook Far From Reassuring

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

At an Oval Office press conference earlier this month, President Donald Trump said he decided to pause his latest round of so-called “reciprocal” tariffs by 90 days because “we don’t want to hurt countries that don’t need to be hurt.” But that might be easier said than done.
Trade Union Federation Suggests 'Amazon Tax' to Counter Trump Tariffs on EU

1 week ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

Should the European Union respond to U.S. tariffs with an “Amazon tax”? One European trade union federation thinks so.
Solidarity Center Sues US Department of Labor Over Canceled Grants

1 week ago | sourcingjournal.com | Jasmin Malik Chua

The Solidarity Center, Global March Against Child Labour and the American Institutes for Research filed a joint lawsuit Tuesday afternoon to challenge what they say is the U.S. Department of Labor’s “unlawful termination” of congressionally authorized international labor rights programs administered under its Bureau of International Labor Aﬀairs, or ILAB.

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