Nike said factory workers should earn enough to pay their bills, and then some. Nearly a decade later, many still struggle

A middle-aged woman stooped over and picked through trash one May morning near a factory in Vietnam that makes Nike sneakers.

44 People Who Went From Riches To Rags Overnight

"I personally went from flying on the private jet for weekends in Miami to dropping out of school because I couldn't afford it." ...

Young People Are Struggling in Southeast Asia Too

Welcome to Foreign Policy's Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Southeast Asian youth are underemployed and angry ...
Courthouse News Service

'Eat the rich': Indonesians protest against graft, wildfires

Police said about 14,000 officers, along with soldiers, had been deployed to maintain order during the demonstrations in ...
Nasha Niva

IT specialist earned 6000 euros, now — $500, "Well, at least I managed to buy an apartment"

A couple of years ago, Yegor earned more than 6000 euros, managing three Western projects at once — and now he gets 500 dollars at a state enterprise, writes Devby.io. — By education, I am a ...
Kuwait Times

Thousands protest in Indonesia over graft, wildfires and economic hardship

JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians protested in Jakarta and other cities on Wednesday against economic hardship, corruption ...