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MORE than 300 garment workers have been infected with coronavirus in Sri Lanka.
The Health Ministry identified 321 cases in a “factory cluster” from the outskirts of the capital Colombo.
The government has imposed a curfew on two suburbs where the majority of the patients live, closed schools and universities and imposed restrictions on public transport, but the case highlights the role of lax labour regulations in driving up infection rates.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis, argue VIJAY PRASHAD and ATUL CHANDRA
