Fired lingerie workers protest at Swiss embassies...

Seamstresses in Bangkok and Manila have been protesting before Swiss embassies to air complaints against the Aargau-based lingerie firm, Triumph International.

The company, with headquarters in Zurzach, said it would make 3,714 workers redundant at sister firms in Thailand and the Philippines.

Triumph, which employs 40,000 people worldwide, said in a statement that a "general downturn in consumer demand" prompted the move. It said it had given written notices to employees according to law and that discussions were still underway with unions over severance pay. More...

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