factory safety
India’s Garment Workers ‘Boiling for Profits’ Amid Extreme Heat Crisis
Heat stress in India is not only an occupational health concern but also a highly gendered human rights issue.
AAFA’s Denim Finishing Health & Safety Guidelines Now in Mandarin
Over the next few months, AAFA said it will translate the document into Vietnamese, Spanish, Bangla and…
Latest Bangladesh Fire Reignites Alarms Over Safety
According to the Centre for Policy Dialogue, the number of injured workers in factory accidents increased by…
Prada Comes to Valentino’s Aid After 38,000 Shoes Burn in Factory Fire
Though no one was hurt, 90 percent of the site, along with 38,000 pairs of finished and semi-finished shoes…
These 3 Sourcing Nations Flagged for ‘Unreliable’ Factory Audits
Cornell experts discuss if brands are "complicit" in condoning the "elaborate myth" of the factory audit, and…
‘I Would Run Out of the Factory if I Saw This,’ Auditor Says of Boohoo Investigation
Boohoo is once again taking heat for producing ultra-cheap fashion in Pakistan factories that don't appear to…
Six Garment Workers Die in Pakistan Factory
Pakistan's latest fatal factory incident once again casts light on the country's struggle to provide safety…
Could Bangladesh Be on the Brink of a Full-Blown Health Crisis?
The world's-second largest clothing-manufacturing country is facing a slew of struggles: coronavirus, cholera…
How Factories Can Establish a Coronavirus-Conscious Work Environment
As production resumes, managers and employees will need to navigate a new normal on the factory floor due to…
Bangladesh Suspends Import Privileges of 84 ‘Unsafe’ Garment Factories
More than 80 garment factories in Bangladesh have lost the right to import duty-free fabrics and raw…
MEGAComfort Releases Smart Insole to Track Worker Safety
The Energysole will feature activity sensors that generate step-by-step performance data in real time and…
Fashion Revolution Campaigns for Supply Chain Transparency
The organizers of Fashion Revolution Day have stressed that much more needs to be done to prevent social and…
H&M Will Not Raise Prices, Will Absorb Wage and Organic Costs
H&M is rewriting the retail playbook. In a BSR conference in New York Thursday, H&M chief executive officer…
American Apparel to Pay $1 Million to Settle Civil Suit Over Employee Death
American Apparel will pay out more than $1 million to settle a civil lawsuit over the death of an employee in…
Bangladesh Accord Pledges Increased Supply Chain Transparency
To mark its first anniversary, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the Accord), invited a…