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Myanmar-Sourcing Brands Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Primark's pulling out as a long-awaited report says it's impossible to apply normal human-rights due…

Myanmar Executions Amp Up Sourcing Scrutiny

Conditions in Myanmar are deteriorating for garment workers, who face growing wage theft and gender-based…

How Brands Fuel ‘Culture of Abuse’ at India’s Factories

Female garment workers are subjected to sexually charged harassment and abuse in India's garment factories…

Five Die, Six Injured in Istanbul Textiles Factory Fire

Four of the workers who died in the fire were Syrian immigrants, a population labor campaigners say the…

Why Fashion’s Failing the Forced-Labor ‘Litmus Test’

Luxury mainstays such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada performed "particularly poorly" in a forced-labor…

AAFA: Minimum-Wage Non-Payment in India Puts Members at ‘Great Risk’

In a letter to Karnataka's garment manufacturers, the AAFA said that it expected any arrears to be paid in…

Asos, Primark Urge UK to Enact Mandatory Due-Diligence Law

Asos, Primark and others are urging U.K. lawmakers to introduce a legal requirement for companies to carry…

Profits vs. Poverty: Fashion Brands Prosper as Factory Sewers Starve

Garment workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar and the Philippines suffer wage theft even as the…

Profit-Hungry Brands Give Garment Workers Short Shrift

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre says the fashion industry has prized its own recovery over…

Nearly Half of Global Fashion Brands Have Not Committed to Paying for Finished Orders

Nearly half of the world's leading clothing brands have yet to claim financial responsibility for finished…

Asos Comes to Workers’ Aid After Mauritian Supplier Shutters

British e-tailer Asos has taken action after the closure of a garment factory in Mauritius left 180 workers…