By Long S Le
Is Vietnam’s market-driven economic success starting to come undone? More than 20,000 Vietnamese workers went on strike demanding a 20% increase to their US$59 monthly salaries on Monday at a Taiwanese-owned factory that makes shoes for US apparel giant Nike. As of Friday, the plant remained closed after a scuffle broke out after the two-day work stoppage. Continue reading ‘Vietnam: Labour vs market’
