Government Faces Accusations of Suppressing Workers’ Votes
Labor rights activists urged the government on Wednesday to help hundreds of thousands of workers who have migrated within the country to vote on Sunday, with a political analyst saying their potential disenfranchisement could swing the elections to the ruling party.
Experts Call on Gov’t to Encourage Garment Workers to Vote
Election observers and labor rights campaigners said without clear guidance many could be excluded from the results.
With the commune elections just around the corner, the government has yet to come up with a plan to help garment workers get to the polls.